Harvey Updyke (Auburn tree poisoner) now living in his car
Just guessing that this is how Harvey Updyke looks when he wakes up in the morning in his car. (AP photo)
I’m assuming this will not elicit a lot of sympathy, but the yahoo who allegedly poisoned the Auburn oak trees apparently so concerned for his safety that he’s living in his car. Also, he’s now being defended by an attorney who represented the former Birmingham mayor, who’s now in prison for bribery, fraud and money-laundering.
Is this a movie of the week or what?
According to a friend of Harvey Updyke, who phoned a Birmingham sports talk show that he poisoned the iconic oak trees at Toomers Corner in Auburn, public enemy No. 1 has gone into seclusion and is living in a car by a creek somewhere in Alabama.
So I guess it follows that if Updyke phones another sportstalk show, his handle of “Al from Dadeville” becomes “Al from Chevy.”
Wayne Barnes, a friend of Updyke’s, told the Birmingham News: “He left [his home] and went to buy a new cell phone, and while he was at the Wal-Mart somebody cut two of his tires.”
Hah! Roll Tide.
It’s not all bad news for Updkye. After three court-appointed attorneys in succession managed to talk their way off the case, somebody finally has stepped forward and taken the case: Glennon Threatt Jr. Representing hated and morally reprehensible individuals is nothing new for Threatt. He defended former Birmingham mayor Larry Langford, who last year began serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison following his public corruption trial.
Threatt said of Updyke in an interview with the Paul Finebaum radio show: “He has very limited resources He is exactly the kind of person the law requires to get adequate representation. Now he’s facing a hostile crowd that rather than have a jury, he’ll probably have a crowd of pitchforks and torches out there waiting for him.”
No sympathy here.
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Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:49 pm
WHATS A CHIZIK?
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:49 pm
WHATS A TOOMER
Auburn09
February 23rd, 2011
3:50 pm
Phil– Those are some pretty clever “enter whoever you want to make fun” here jokes that you found online. Congrats you can use a computer.
Auburn90’s boss–Again I’m not a garbage collector so your post doesn’t make sense. Wow you are in charge of a bunch of people who pick up trash. Congrats.
Ted Striker- don’t know when I would ever be on a plane as the only passenger so yeah, and I’m not married so can’t really make my wife scream and moan as you claim.
Best Buy Manager
February 23rd, 2011
3:50 pm
Sorry War Eagle, but our salesman says you need to get off the
computer unless you intend to purchase it.
Harvey Updike
February 23rd, 2011
3:50 pm
Yall have some pretty good jokes. I got one for ya
-Who is the greatest Alabama Fan of all time?? A Hint( he poisoned poor Awwwwburn’s Trees)
-Me, Harvey Updike
War Eagle
February 23rd, 2011
3:50 pm
I heard Richt doing an ED commercial on 750 around lunch. Just made me laugh that’s things are that bad UP in Athens that he can’t get it up.
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:50 pm
ONLY AT AU WOULD FANS GATHER AND CRY OVER A TREE
Fearless Fife
February 23rd, 2011
3:50 pm
I am glad that us folk in North Carolina have the great state of Georgia as a buffer from Alabama. Those inbred, illiterate hillbillies are a menace.
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:51 pm
LOL @ BEST BUY GUY
War Eagle
February 23rd, 2011
3:51 pm
Best Buy Manager-now that’s funny. I’m actually at HHGregg
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:52 pm
HEY HEARS AN OXYMORON-AUBURNGRAD-BWAHAHAHA
dagnabit
February 23rd, 2011
3:52 pm
I’ve never had a tree bite my leg all the way to the bone. Leave the trees alone. Dogs get the death penalty.
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:53 pm
WHATS A WAR EAGLE? OH YA SOME GHOST INHABITS THESE AWBURN FANS WHEN THEY INVOKE ITS NAME-OH YA AND THEY CRY OVER TREES
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:53 pm
AUBIE LOOKS LIKE A PANSY…I BET HE GETS BEAT UP ALL THE TIME
Best Buy Manager
February 23rd, 2011
3:54 pm
Okay War Eagle, first you use our computer,
and now you are using our radio. See you are
on 750 AM, the radio also has FM.
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:54 pm
GLAD TO SEE, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, AUBURN GRAD, THAT YOU GOT BACK ON YOUR FEET AFTER YOU WERE LAID OFF FROM DENNY’S LAST WEEK
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:54 pm
THE ECONOMY IS A DRAG-LOL
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:55 pm
WHATS THAT I HEAR—COUGHING? OMG TOOMER TOOMER TOOMER
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:55 pm
WHATS THE NAME OF THE EAGLE? WAR?
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:56 pm
FIRST THE TREE-WILL ANY1 TAKE OUT THE BIRD?
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
3:56 pm
HEY WHEN THAT TREE DIES, i NEED SOME TP
Auburn09
February 23rd, 2011
3:57 pm
I’m sorry. I shouldn’t make fun of garbage collectors because we need them. I just don’t like it when other people do. Thank you everyone who actually does that.
mad russian
February 23rd, 2011
3:58 pm
Ten years for killing a bunch of trees? While what he did was idiotic and infantile because of his rabid obsession as a fan he committed a non-violent crime that doesn’t need any support from the taxpayers. Put him on probation, make he pay for full restitution for the work needed to provide regrowth, and most of all get over it. If any person harms him over this, they’re morons as well. You have to love the mentality of the mob, rather than think for themselves they get crazy over this act. You should be getting crazy over how our government takes advantage of us everyday. Here’s an idea, get together and march up to D.C. and demand change for all politicians. The government can never battle the power of people.
Crimson and White
February 23rd, 2011
3:59 pm
Sorry Auburn Scam Newton used your money to go to LA for all star weekend he doesn’t care about your trees.
Tom
February 23rd, 2011
3:59 pm
Please don’t die tree, our Bdog needs it badly to do his business!!
Justin Beaver
February 23rd, 2011
3:59 pm
would auburn fans cry over spilled milk?
cwb406
February 23rd, 2011
4:05 pm
C’mon folks! Its just two trees. If it ain’t got the “Yella Label”, then……
Harvey Updike
February 23rd, 2011
4:06 pm
If a tree falls in Auburn and no one is around does it make a noise?
Slow Boat
February 23rd, 2011
4:08 pm
FIRST !!!!
Fearless Fife
February 23rd, 2011
4:08 pm
NEWS BREAK
Harvey Updyke was just spotted outside Birmingham in a white Bronco with Al Cowlings driving.
Roll Tree!
February 23rd, 2011
4:11 pm
Rolling a tree is the dumbest tradition in sports. But what else is there to do in Aubarn.
jsmiith
February 23rd, 2011
4:11 pm
let the guy sing the national anthem at the next auburn vs alabama game.
Harvey Updike
February 23rd, 2011
4:11 pm
BREAKING NEWS…..An Auburn college student has just been arrested for putting Spike 80df herbicide on 17 trees around Bryant-Denny Stadium in retaliation to the Toomer’s Oaks. Alabama Power Company says the herbicide will not affect the durability of the telephone poles in question!
Phil
February 23rd, 2011
4:14 pm
BREAKING NEWS-SCAM JUST SMILED AGAIN
Fearless Fife
February 23rd, 2011
4:15 pm
NEWS BREAK
Special Tree Murder Task Force headed by Deputy Barney Fife is alleged to have found a glove with tree sap on it. The glove was found behind the tire under Updyke’s doublewide. Technicians at Bubba’s Pulpwooding Co. are analyzing the specimans and will release their results shortly.
Ted Striker
February 23rd, 2011
4:17 pm
There are some pretty funny comments in this thread. I like it.
Dr. J
February 23rd, 2011
4:17 pm
Lets face it. People in Alabama need something to do other than college football.
jsmiith
February 23rd, 2011
4:18 pm
breaking news….. auburn will be installing the commodore 64 in all of their classrooms next year .
Justin Beaver
February 23rd, 2011
4:19 pm
I got to go now its been fun. I have a concert to do, going sing and thrust my hips at a bunch of young screaming girls. hell y’all do that in Alabama all the time don’t you?
bjohndawg
February 23rd, 2011
4:20 pm
Looks like Harvey could use a queer eye for the straight guy makeover.
jsmiith
February 23rd, 2011
4:23 pm
a good punishment for harvey would be dress him up in orange camos and a scam newton jersey and make him pick up the toilet paper on toomers corner
Harvey Updyke
February 23rd, 2011
4:25 pm
Well guys, its been fun but I have to get back to living in my car down by the creek. I’ll check back in tomorrow after I take a trip over to Auburn to poison the trees one more time for good measure. Any Bama fans in the area make sure to stop by and see me at the creek. Roll Damn Tide
jsmiith
February 23rd, 2011
4:25 pm
let harvey go on oprah and apologize and bet there are enough bama fans in the state of alabama that would vote this guy into public office
AUis#1
February 23rd, 2011
4:27 pm
Harvey, I’ll stop by the creek and have a beer with you. I don’t understand why all my fellow Auburn alumni are so upset over this. I hated those trees and are glad to see them go. You did a great thing and one day the Auburn nation will thank you for all this. Cheers
AUis#1
February 23rd, 2011
4:30 pm
Harvey, maybe you can show me how to have a real football team. Ours was bought and paid for and we Auburn fans could learn a lot from Bama. I can’t believe I went to a school that has 3 different mascots. I am going to burn my degree because it is so useless
rationalist
February 23rd, 2011
4:39 pm
Gee, I missed some news on this. Last I heard, this guy was accused but not convicted and claiming innocence. Put down the pitchforks (and tire stickers), people, this is still America!
Having said all that, if he did it, I am totally in favor of sentencing him to the maximum penalty allowed by law.
typist
February 23rd, 2011
4:48 pm
@Phil the caps lock key is just to the left of the letter ‘A’. When you push it once, all your typing comes out in capital letters (the big ones). When you push it again, it stops doing that and other people can read what you wrote more easily. I suggest you do so. People will still figure out that you’re an idiot, but they might take more than a few seconds to do so.
Crimson and White
February 23rd, 2011
4:48 pm
Breaking News Auburn…Scam Newton took your money and ran.
Terry
February 23rd, 2011
4:48 pm
Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Crimson and White
February 23rd, 2011
4:50 pm
Guess they teach something other than cheating at Auburn…how to use the caps lock key.