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DA's office wants accused tree poisoner's bond revoked

OPELIKA (AP) — A Lee County judge handling the Toomer's Oaks poisoning case will consider a request from prosecutors Wednesday to revoke the bond for 64-year-old Harvey Updyke.

The Opelika-Auburn News reported that the district attorney's office based its request on Updyke being arrested in Hammond, La., where he was accused of threatening an employee at a home improvement store.

Updyke remains free on bond under the supervision of his daughter in Louisiana. Lee County Judge Jacob Walker III has ordered Updyke to be present for Wednesday's hearing.

Updyke is an Alabama fan who's accused of poisoning the oaks where Auburn fans celebrate victories.

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On 1/7/13 at 10:04 AM, Greg from wrote:

Givie me a break! Enough is enough on this foolish issue.

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On 1/7/13 at 10:26 AM, Tony from wrote:

This dude poured poision on a tree and now we want to keep him in jail and foot the bill for his accomodations. How bout cutting the trees down, dig up the roots and soil, bring in new soil and plant new trees. Then hand this moron the bill. End of story.

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On 1/7/13 at 10:32 AM, CHARLES from wrote:

He sounds unstable enough to be the next school zone shooter...! These aren't his only offense(s).

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On 1/7/13 at 12:12 PM, ALLEN L from wrote:

He cannot make it to court tomorrow; he's in Miami at the game with all the other inbred bamer fans. Hopefully he will not “tea bag” anyone while he is down there! But that should not be a problem because Bamer fans are so classy.

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On 1/7/13 at 01:37 PM, First from wrote:

Tony! I like it. Problem is, he has no job, so how are we to get any money out of him? He doesn't belong in jail, he belongs on a work detail at Toomer's Corner working as you laid out, wearing an orange suit with his ankles loosely chained together to prevent escape and living on a diet of year-old frozen hot dogs.

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