Stolen construction equipment leads to "junkyard war" in Athens
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Roaring motors and clanking metal tipped off police to a "junkyard war" involving two roommates who allegedly stole construction equipment and caused thousands of dollars in damages in a battle of forklifts, backhoes and bulldozers.
James Aaron Morris, 22, and Brandon Leigh Langford, 29, both of Athens were found in a track hoe after midnight Tuesday when officers responded to calls alerting them to noises in the woods near an apartment.
"They were playing war with the machines and trying to hit each other," Athens police Lt. Floyd Johnson. "It was like some kind of junkyard war." [...]
As I always tell my younguns, "horseplay leads to heartache."
Posted by Terry Oglesby at July 13, 2006 11:53 AMYeah, that is weird, all right. It will wind up costing them a bundle, I'd imagine--in legal fees, restitution, and so forth. And they could do jail time to boot. Why didn't each of them just get a kugghjulhållareverktyg and whack the other one with that? Uff da.
Posted by: Stan at July 13, 2006 03:54 PMIt is a mystery. Other than the irresistable lure of power equipment.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 13, 2006 04:15 PM