xxxNews Of The Weirdxxx
Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.
Kevin French, 46, pleaded guilty to shooting his neighbor in the head with an air rifle because he mowed his lawn too often (Elmira, N.Y., April).
An inmate (unnamed in an internal report by a psychiatric prison) went into a violent rage and took a therapist hostage after fellow prisoners laughed at his drawing of “toilet paper” in a game of Pictionary (Abbotsford, British Columbia, July).
Walter Travis, 68, was arrested for shooting a neighbor several times after the neighbor’s dog pooped on his lawn (Indianapolis, August).
Danny Ginn, 46, was arrested for commandeering a garbage truck at gunpoint because he was tired of the truck’s driver using Ginn’s driveway to turn around in (Bedford, Ky., August). Least Competent People Shepherd, P.O. Box 18737, Tampa, Fla. 33679 or [email protected]
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD
