Man burns down trailer in online feud

[Dope Nose]

Man burns down trailer in online feud
Staff and agencies
26 July, 2007

By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer

ELM MOTT, Texas - A Navy man who got mad when someone mocked him as a "nerd" over the Internet climbed into his car and drove 1,300 miles from Virginia to Texas to teach the other guy a lesson.

When he finally arrived, Tavares burned the guy‘s trailer down.

"I didn‘t think anybody was stupid enough to try to kill anybody over an Internet fight," said John G. Anderson, 59, who suffered smoke inhalation while trying to put out the 2005 blaze that caused $50,000 in damage to his trailer and computer equipment.

Anderson, who went by the screen name "Johnny Darkness," traded barbs with Tavares, aka "PyroDice."

Tavares obtained Anderson‘s real name and hometown from Anderson‘s Web page about his Museum of Horrors Haunted House.

Instead, when he got to Elm Mott — after posting one last photo of a "Welcome to Texas" sign — Tavares threw a piece of gasoline-soaked plastic foam into the back of Anderson‘s mobile home and lit a flare, authorities say.

James Pack, an investigator with the McLennan County Sheriff‘s Office, caught up with Tavares after talking to people in several states and Spain who had been involved in the online feud. Tavares‘ cell phone records showed he was in the Waco area at the time of the fire, Pack said.

"He lost everything — all over an Internet squabble," the investigator said.

Tavares would not let the feud go even at his sentencing. According to Pack, Tavares took cell-phone photos of Anderson in the courtroom while the judge was hearing another case. Authorities ordered the photos erased.

He said he is convinced the harassment is related to the Internet feud and plans to spend $30,000 on more fencing topped with barbed wire.

"Before this happened, the rule was: Nobody messes with the haunted house guy," Anderson said.

This site has more in depth coverage as well as photos of the trailer and the men involved.

 

[jaguarr]

Never did these words ring more true: It's...just...the...internet.

jag

 

[Jack Rabbit]

I can see this happening on SHH.

 

[Spider-Fan]

It is just the internet, come on!

 

[The Lizard]

When I'm taunting someone online and they demand to know where I live so they can come and get me, I give them Kipobe's address for this very reason.

 

[PLAS]

it's all fun and games until someone's trailer gets burned down

 

[POWdER-man]

So does this make us all trailer park trash now......

 

[vindrow]

But, he called him a nerd...now if that isn't reason enough to burn a mans trailer down, I don't know what ist:

 

[Holly]

I can see this happening on SHH.

im going to light chicobestia on fire

 

[jaguarr]

im going to light chicobestia on fire

Who the f**k is chicobestia?

jag

 

[Holly]

the legend

 

[jaguarr]

the legend

Your brain tumor is getting bigger, isn't it?

jag

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

f**king nerds

 

[Immortalfire]

All Hypesters shall now cease poking fun at other members

 

[unstoppable]

if I had the money I would've done this many times over

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

im coming after all of you.

 

[Superman79]

im going to light chicobestia on fire

LMFAO!!!!!

Frankly, this scares me a bit now...dammit.

 

[Erzengel]

GAH, JAL and GR87 are going to form the InJustice SHH League and hunt us down.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

All Hypesters shall now cease poking fun at other members

NEVER

 

[Superman79]

All Hypesters shall now cease poking fun at other members

Nah, we'll just excersise our 2nd Amendment right to own automatic weapons

 

[Leto Atrides]

f**king nerds

 

[jaguarr]

All Hypesters shall now cease poking fun at other members

And people wonder why I use different proxies and IP scramblers and won't tell anyone where I live.

jag

 

[Super Dooper]

um does any body else think that these guys who had this "little argument", are rednecks or is that just me?

 

[The Last Meatbag]

GAH, JAL and GR87 are going to form the InJustice SHH League and hunt us down.

aka the three stooges.

 

[black_dust]

I can see this happening on SHH.

Notice how some members just disappear!!!


Yeah watch yourself