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Man arrested for allegedly trying to chop down tree (no word on if it was cherry)

Seeded on Fri Dec 4, 2009 5:48 PM EST
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An 18-year-old man was arrested Thursday night for trying to chop down a 30-foot tree on county parkland in Hacienda Heights, reportedly because he needed wood to build a bonfire.

Jacob Brill remains jailed this morning at the L.A. County sheriff's Industry station, and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, said Lt. Arthur Scott. Brill was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism.

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Pvt-Public

WOW $50,000 bail for a tree. Them Californians really do love their trees.

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Reply#1 - Fri Dec 4, 2009 6:41 PM EST
Par4TheCourse

Actually.. trees do cost a lot of money depending on size to replace.. especially if you want it to be about the same size as the others.. a mature tree could cost that much..

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#1.1 - Fri Dec 4, 2009 6:44 PM EST
Pvt-Public

I meant the size of his bail not the cost of the tree. I have seen way lower bail for more serious crimes than felony vandalism.

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#1.2 - Sat Dec 5, 2009 7:35 AM EST
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hsquared-1401940

I guess bonfires are a big social thing at SoCal beaches. I guess he was thinking that bringing all that wood might get an invite to use his wood, so to speak. He may wind up with nothing but splinters, when all is said and done. lol

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Reply#2 - Fri Dec 4, 2009 7:06 PM EST
Par4TheCourse

Shiver me timbers.. that was good.. do you think he was out on a limb when he fell the tree?

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#2.1 - Fri Dec 4, 2009 7:45 PM EST
Linty Tailors Track

alright alright, enough with the lame tree jokes

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#2.2 - Fri Dec 4, 2009 8:43 PM EST
Par4TheCourse

He should of branched out, but now he has been rerooted.

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#2.3 - Sat Dec 5, 2009 10:50 AM EST
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Patinwy

What a dipstick,LMFAO. Just goes to show you that you can't fix stupid.........

    Reply#3 - Fri Dec 4, 2009 8:22 PM EST
    Between The Lines-1455844

    maybe he was just trying to thin the forest out.

      Reply#4 - Sat Dec 5, 2009 5:13 AM EST
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