Police: Dog defecating in yard leads to shooting

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: AP

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An argument that started when a Mississippi man's dog defecated in his neighbor's yard escalated to a shootout, sending a man to the hospital and the dog owner to jail, authorities said Friday.

Terry Tenhet, 52, was mad at Jerry Blasingame because Blasingame's dog went to the bathroom in his yard, Washington County Sheriff's Assistant Chief Deputy Billy Barber said.

The argument Wednesday evening got out of control and the neighbors began shooting at one another, police said. Tenhet was hit in the chest, arm and hip with a shotgun blast. His injuries weren't considered life threatening.

Blasingame, 60, was charged with aggravated assault. Tenhet could also face charges.



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[daleo]

1. This would have made a good scene in a Mark Twain novel.

Too bad it really happened.

[Lasher]

2. I remember a similar incident awhile back.

The dog owner was killed in that confrontation, IIRC.

[crim son]

3. Few things enrage me more than seeing a dog shit in my yard,

especially if the owner is present, watching. I don't care much for dogs and I surely don't want to deal with dogshit. However I've not yet been moved to kill either of the offenders. Some people are living on the edge, apparently.