Man kills friend over $20 football bet

Coach Huey
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Man kills friend over $20 football bet Nov 26, 2006 20:05:49 GMT -6

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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 26, 2006 20:05:49 GMT -6

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LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- A man fatally shot his friend with a high-powered rifle in a dispute over a $20 bet on the South Carolina-Clemson football game, authorities said Sunday.

James Walter Quick, 42, was charged with murder in the shooting of Richard Allen Johnson, 43. Johnson died from a single shot to the chest, according to a preliminary autopsy Sunday.

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Man kills friend over $20 football bet Nov 26, 2006 21:05:31 GMT -6

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Post by 50Murf on Nov 26, 2006 21:05:31 GMT -6

Coach Huey -

I'd hate to admit to it, but I have seen a lot worse than that! At least, in some dysfunctional way, that had made a LITTLE bit of sense....not by me mind you, but by some people.

To some people, $20 bucks does not mean much, not even the value of a life.

Pretty twisted....

I guess you could say this guy was passionate about something.

Again, by no way am I agreeing with or condoning what was done, but I have seen a lot worse.

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Man kills friend over $20 football bet Nov 26, 2006 21:25:45 GMT -6

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Post by jcarbon2 on Nov 26, 2006 21:25:45 GMT -6

Marion County authorities said a man is charged with fatally beating his roommate with a sledgehammer and a claw hammer because there was no toilet tissue in the home.

The sheriff’s office said Franklin Crow, 56, was arrested Monday in connection with the death of Kenneth Matthews, 58, WESH 2 News reported.

Crow told investigators that the men were fighting over the weekend about the toilet paper when Matthews pulled out a rifle. According to an affidavit, Crow said he then began beating Matthews with the sledgehammer and claw hammer.