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Teenager's blood ruins perfect lawn |
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By Burt Safer | Dealer staff writer
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Thu, Mar 23, 2006
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 BATAVIA - Retired auto worker Charles Martin is known throughout the neighborhood for maintaining a perfect lawn. He recently attained national fame for his beautiful lawn, a landmark in Batavia for its bright green color even during the winter.
Unfortunately, on Sunday a neighbor teenager ruined everything by trampling Martin's beautiful green lawn and - when Martin shot him to death - leaving blood stains all over the grass.
"I don't see what all the fuss is about," Martin told police, "We both broke a commandment. He broke the eighth commandment, 'Thou shall not trespass on thy neighbor's lawn', and I broke the one about not killing a kid."
Martin called 911 to report the vandalism, but only after attempting to wash the blood stains off his lawn with a mixture of cold water and baking soda.
Martin is already growing his own personal wheatgrass tray to perfection, in his new home at Clermont County Jail.
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