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Lawn Care Dispute Turns Deadly

By Baker Associates

Let it be known that neighbors Darren Wilkerson and Bruce Willard of Bartow, Florida are serious about lawn care. So serious, in fact, that when Mr. Wilkerson took it upon himself to trim Mr. Willard?s hedges, the situation turned into a no-holds barred fiasco that threatened the life of both men involved. Apparently the two neighbors had quarreled over lawn care in the past, and when Mr. Willard saw that his hedges were being trimmed by Mr. Wilkerson without permission, he armed himself (apparently believing he had reason to fear for his safety) and went to confront Mr. Wilkerson. Mr. Wilkerson reportedly responded by waving his weed-eater at Mr. Willard?s face, which prompted Mr. Willard to shoot Mr. Wilkerson several times in apparent self-defense...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on July 06, 2010 (boomark / email).