The less-than-neighborly quarrel began Friday when Tipton County sheriff’s deputies received a call about a man firing multiple shots into the woods.
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Upon questioning, Higdon admitted to shooting his gun into the woods several times after he saw people in camouflage suits hiding and running around.
Authorities say while he was in jail, his neighbor, Edgar McClellan, knocked down his house with a backhoe.
John Higdon, 48, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment just hours before having his home destroyed by a piece of heavy machinery. Deputies searched the area and found no prowlers in the area.
The incident followed earlier reports in the week from Higdon who told deputies that approximately five people were shining lights into his residence and he believed it was his neighbor’s employees.
Sam Higdon, the homeowner’s brother, told FOX13 there was “nothing left” of the home and didn’t know what motivated McLellan to allegedly commit the act.
Detectives say they also recovered debris from the vandalized home lodged in the backhoe.
The 57-year-old has been arrested for aggravated criminal trespassing and felony vandalism.
Sammy Higdon, John Higdon’s brother, said he doesn’t know why McLellan would want to do something like that to his brother. He said the two were not into a feud, contrary to what deputies said. “He’s never had a beef with this man”. When police got to the scene, they found debris from the house in McLellan’s backhoe.
Half of John Higdon’s broken home is barely standing while the other half is a crumbled mess.
‘This man over here decides to come over here at 2 o’clock in the morning with a dozer and starts pushing the house down’. “I ain’t ever seen nobody who can go and push someone’s house down”. Sam Higdon said he thinks the McLellans should pay to fix the damaged property.
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Both men are free on bond awaiting their arraignments later this week. Detectives are continuing to investigate the incidents and expect additional charges.
