Pot eradication helicopter shot at, woman arrested

Published: Friday, October 3, 2008 8:10 AM CDT

AVA, Mo. (AP) - A 69-year-old woman is facing charges after a National Guard helicopter used for marijuana eradication was fired upon in rural southwest Missouri.

A Highway Patrol news release said a Missouri National Guard pilot and a state trooper were flying over rural Douglas County Wednesday morning when the aircraft was shot at. A trooper on the ground located the woman, who admitted that she fired upon the helicopter as it flew overhead.

She was taken to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department and held pending charges.

There were no injuries and no damage to the chopper. The investigation continues.


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Ja50np wrote on Oct 4, 2008 12:12 AM:

" High Times freedom fighter of the month. "

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Boscoe wrote on Oct 3, 2008 10:49 PM:

" I'm thinking that granny wanted some privacy for her nude sunbathing... "

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naturally wrote on Oct 3, 2008 4:36 PM:

" I wonder if they can get you for indecent exposure if you moon them. "

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naturally wrote on Oct 3, 2008 4:35 PM:

" I'd like to declare a no-fly zone over my property. Sometimes we get a false sense of privacy and when I'm the only one home...well I may need that privacy.
Hot air baloons are the worst, they're too quiet. She could have done some real damage to one of those.
Can't wait to hear her story. "

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TheRickster wrote on Oct 3, 2008 4:25 PM:

" Was she a grower or just P'oed that they were buzzing her house. She just claimed her "no fly" zone.
The new equiptment they have now they can locate a single plant where in the past it would have to be a patch to be seen from the air. I know this because they left a card in a stalk for my reference.
My how time flies! "

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ODF wrote on Oct 3, 2008 2:27 PM:

" It's never smart to shoot at folks that are more heavily armed than you! LOL! "

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Mac1974 wrote on Oct 3, 2008 2:12 PM:

" I wouldn't have shot at the ganja-chopper, I would have been hiding behind a "bush." "

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naturally wrote on Oct 3, 2008 1:22 PM:

" yeah, I always keep mine handy...lol "

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naturally wrote on Oct 3, 2008 1:22 PM:

" lumps, you know it is medicinal in Calif. maybe in is Granny in for a homecoming. "

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blkpag1 wrote on Oct 3, 2008 1:20 PM:

" This would not have happened if she had been wearing her tin foil hat! "

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naturally wrote on Oct 3, 2008 12:38 PM:

" I would sure like to hear her side of the story. With all the craziness in the world its hard to tell what she was thinking. Are the National Guard heli's black?

On another note: I wonder if MAC will get the blame for this one too. "

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lumpsinthesandbox wrote on Oct 3, 2008 11:21 AM:

" Sound like a modern day Granny from Beverly Hill Billies... maybe she thinks it's medicinal! "

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