$300,000 damage in Port Angeles bulldozer rampage

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) – Damage is estimated at $300,000 at a subdivision near Port Angeles where a man destroyed three houses with a bulldozer, damaged another home and crushed two sheds, a pickup truck, lawn mower, fences and other property in a dispute with a neighbor.

No one was injured in Friday’s rampage, and 51-year-old Barry Swegle is held on $1 million bail for possible charges of assault and malicious mischief. He’s due in Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday when an arraignment may be set.

The Peninsula Daily News reports (
http://bit.ly/17pXpVk) Swegle had a dispute with a neighbor over a fence that he said made it difficult to maneuver the bulldozer and other heavy equipment he owns.

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Information from: Peninsula Daily News,
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com

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