Stupid News-Ohio man pleads guilty to shooting at tractor

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – A central Ohio man who fired five gunshots at a tractor being used to mow a ditch along his property has pleaded guilty to felonious assault and could be sent to prison. Pickaway County prosecutor Judy Wolford says Randall Turner entered the plea Friday. The 53-year-old Turner faces two to eight years in prison.

A tractor operator told sheriff's deputies Aug. 4 he'd been confronted by an angry man with a handgun while he mowed the edge of Turner's property in Ashville, 20 miles south of Columbus.

Turner said he fired the shots to disable the tractor. The operator wasn't hurt, but a bullet ricocheted and grazed Turner's forehead.

Turner sued the county in 2007, saying his property had been damaged by the mowing. The lawsuit was dismissed last week.


Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com

Stupid News- G. Bush charged with shooting traffic light near UCLA; cops find 10K rounds in van, locker

Stupid News- G. Bush charged with shooting traffic light near UCLA; cops find 10K rounds in van, locker

UCLA police charged a man with shooting at a traffic light Friday in Westwood, Calif.

The Los Angeles Times says Gene Bush was carrying five handguns with laser sights and 400 rounds of ammunition when officers took him into custody near UCLA Medical Center.

Investigators say they later found 10,000 rounds of ammunition in his van and storage locker.

It all started with a 911 call just before midnight.

"Witnesses indicated that the suspect fired three shots at the traffic light at the intersection," the department says in a statement. "An area check located bullet strikes in the traffic light and one in a nearby building. The suspect made anti-government statements and told officers we must look in his nearby suitcase for 'the secret.' A quick view into open pouches of the suitcase showed timers, cans of paint thinner, and other suspicious items"

They called in the bomb squad.

Bush, who has no known ties to the school, is being held at the county jail, according to the Daily Bruin, a student newspaper.

(Police photo via AP.)