Man arrested for shooting at crop duster

  • Joe Brent Palmer
    Joe Brent Palmer
  • Although not the aircraft fired upon, at less than 40 feet above the ground and roughly 170 mph, Vance Lakey with Tri-County Sprayers, shows how easy of a target crop dusters can be while spraying a field north west of Rotano Monday.
    Although not the aircraft fired upon, at less than 40 feet above the ground and roughly 170 mph, Vance Lakey with Tri-County Sprayers, shows how easy of a target crop dusters can be while spraying a field north west of Rotano Monday.
    Joe Brent Palmer (71) from Fisher County was arrested Sunday afternoon after allegedly firing upon a crop-dusting airplane that was spraying the field adjacent to his property. The Fisher County Sheriff Department was notified early on Sunday by a local farmer that a crop duster would be working in an area near County Road 212 where a neighboring resident had made threats regarding du...

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