Thanks, LW!
Caught at a Walmart... I dunno why but that made me chuckle. Just seems appropriate for some reason.
That's very good news. let's hope they keep him locked up for a long time.
Outstanding News LW!!! Thank you for staying on top of this!
Wolf
Great news, maybe I can be on the jury! I'm a local.
Long term history of history of this behavior.
http://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Flor...y.2068475.html
Dang I want to know how he went 1800 miles with sixty bucks!! I wish my truck got that kind of mileage.
IF your "number of posts" exceed your "days as a member" your knowledge is suspect.
Yerby Ray
Newton, NC
Such nonsense is why I always carry.
According to the article, the crime took place in the residence the victim was house sitting, not the shelter. The assailant claimed to be hiking the AT, but the article did not say if police found any evidence of his gear or his being in the shelter nearby.
Given this guys history, it would appear he is not on the trail but may spin a story that includes this fiction.
the house is 30 feet from the shelter
Isn't the resident of the house also the caretaker of the shelter? That's the feeling I got when he came out and yelled at a bunch of people for being loud.
I wouldn't even really say the house is separate from the shelter considering you charge electronics and get your water from the side of it.
That said, and knowing the fellow who stays there has a thing for AK's, I'm being extra quiet next time I'm there.
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AK 47 is just in case he encounters a hungry bear...
I think it is great for you to share your opinion on the wisdom of carrying a firearm on the Trail, and I respect that the majority of hikers would agree with you. That said, I would strongly disagree that those who do are "frightened in life".
Facts can be troubling, but five thru hikers (yes, thru hikers) have been murdered on the AT proper.
Molly LaRue, 25, from Shaker Heights, Ohio
Geoffrey Hood, 26, from Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Susan Ramsey, 27 from Ellsworth Maine
Robert Mountford, 27, from Ellsworth, Maine
Janice Balza, 22, from Madison, Wisconsin
I didn't include Joel Polsom, 26, of Hartsville, South Carolina because I wasn't 100% sure he was a thru hiker or not. Some reports say he was and others are less clear on that point.
I'm pretty sure Joel Polsom was a thru hiker. I was having lunch at Elkwallow last year chatting for a good while with a thru hiker from that year who had actually been hiking with em. I don't want to swear he said they were thru hikers, but I at least left with the impression they were. He even had a photo with a bunch of people who had been hiking that year and Joel and his girl were in it.
I really wish I wrote his name down, I enjoyed the conversation. I remember he had just been to a reunion of some sort, and after he hiked the trail he went on to become some sort of law enforcement officer. (Deputy Sheriff maybe?)
What about Scott Lilly from IN in 2011?
More walking, less talking.