Landlord Throws Tear Gas Grenade Into Home Over Eviction Dispute

[matcom]

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LANETT, Ala. -- A landlord in an eviction dispute with a tenant allegedly broke windows at his rental property and threw a tear gas grenade into the residence, police said.

Joseph Hammock, 69, of West Point, Ga., was taken into custody early Wednesday after a 1:30 a.m. dispute at the Lanett rental property. Police said the tenant was not injured.

Officers arrested Hammock near his Georgia home on an unrelated arson charge and took him to Troup County Jail, said Lanett Police Chief Ron Docimo.

Deputies found additional materials for building explosive devices and literature for survivalist techniques in Hammock's Georgia residence, said Troop County Sheriff's Lt. Rick Massie.

Docimo said Hammock will be extradited back to Alabama on a felony charge when he makes bond in Georgia.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/02/19/landlord_allegedly_tosses_tear_gas_grenade/

[Spinzonner]

1. Aren't you required to give a 30-second notice before you do that ?

[underpants]

2. Alabama? Was he NEKKID?

Maybe that is how these two stories go together. Maybe the tennant went running out of the house and tried to "air himself out" by the highway.

I have heard of something like that happening before.