Bigfoot Prank Almost Results in Tragedy

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Posted: 6:00 PM Dec 12, 2007
Last Updated: 8:42 PM Dec 12, 2007

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A prank almost resulted in tragedy for several Wiregrass young persons.

Authorities say they exploited fears of area residents concerning reports of Bigfoot being spotted near the Coffee/Geneva County Line.

A teenager wore an outfit depicting the mythical Bigfoot creature. He then carried a fellow young person on each shoulder.

Alarmed residents called the sheriff's department and several others armed with shotguns headed to where the prank was taking place.

The young people, ranging in age from 18-to-23, were given a warning.

However, sheriff's officials say those involved in any copycat incidents will face reckless endangerment charges.

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Posted by: no name Location: coffee on Aug 24, 2008 at 10:26 AM
how crazy it that man they could have got shot

Posted by: Mike Hunt Location: Geneva on Aug 18, 2008 at 03:57 PM
Let them run around and play Bigfoot. But when they get shot by some Cophenhagen dipping redneck, don't try to slap a law suit on the redneck that shot them. They deserved it. The redneck just wanted to say that he killed a Bigfoot.

Posted by: jessica Location: chicago on Aug 16, 2008 at 08:27 PM
How is dressing up in a costume ever considered reckless endangerment?? Last I checked, this was a free country.

Posted by: Trisha Location: Samson on Dec 20, 2007 at 03:58 PM
I know the older folks might have taken this alittle to seriously but these KIDS were just having fun.I do know these KIDs and they really meant no harm. As a matter of fact my daughter is friends with these kids and she is not a "bad" person, she is a GOD-Fearing Christian. I myself,thought it to be a bit funny too. The police knew these kids meant no harm and actually knew these kids very well. It was really no different than kids rolling houses with toilet paper.they just used more imagination. God Bless..

Posted by: Mickster Location: Dothan on Dec 13, 2007 at 03:25 PM
Why would anyone want to shoot BigFoot? He was just takin away some kids who was probably doing wrong anyway. He's just trying to help the neighborhood. Its wrong just wrong that someone would think of shooting him. Or her.

Posted by: BORAT Location: kaghastan on Dec 13, 2007 at 02:45 PM
i think these boys pulled off a good prank,and it is no different than high schoolers rolling houses.and as far as getting shot all you got to do is say the wrong thing in public and your gonna get shot.i think a warning was good.

Posted by: freak-out! Location: montgomery on Dec 13, 2007 at 02:22 PM
hey i agree with that Zach kid!!!!!!

Posted by: Michael Location: Wicksburg AL. on Dec 13, 2007 at 02:21 PM
This is very funny.That will be the prank of the year.If i was the residents i would have shot that bigfoot down with a 270 rifle and unloaded about 5 rounds of bullets in him because I don't play around like that cause that could get you shot around my place.Even though it was also funny.

Posted by: Zach Location: Wicksburg, AL on Dec 13, 2007 at 01:25 PM
idiots

Posted by: anonymous on Dec 13, 2007 at 01:14 PM
I don't think that I would be out in the woods dressed up like that during hunting season! Some hunters shoot at anything that moves. Fun is one thing, but safety should come first. Where is the common sense in this world?

Posted by: rusty Location: poncedeleon on Dec 13, 2007 at 11:36 AM
u gotta be careful out there. Big foot is a smart fellar and he knows alot more about you than you know about. my cousin billy joe said he saw one of the thing run out of the field when he was huntin and it picked up the deer and was back in the woods before he could bring up the gun to shoot at him.

Posted by: Paulette Location: Coffee Springs/Samson on Dec 13, 2007 at 10:49 AM
They should be charge instead of a warning, but it's ok, I don't know who was trying to be "bigfoot" Monday night, but they should know what a Nissan bumper feels like on their rear end cause my daddy was on the Nissan pick up that was on them like fire. My daddy said he meant he was going to find out who it was, until he went off the road and then blue lights came on him and the Samson Police came across the road and said that they have been trying to tell the guys that they was going to get hurt. Why didn't they take them to jail nor have something done with them then instead of sitting over there talking to them on the other side of the road? Makes me wonder and everybody else wonder why something wasn't done then. My dad was honest and said there was only one person that he was scared of and that was Jesus Christ, but he was bound to find out who "bigfoot" was.

Posted by: big foot on Dec 13, 2007 at 09:05 AM
man give them kids a break it ain't like they hurt anyone. it ain't there fault old people believe in bigfoot and went crazy about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous Location: New Brockton on Dec 13, 2007 at 09:02 AM
What is wrong went kids haveing fun. I am 45 years old we had fun doing thing like this.WE was not on the strees doing drugs and killing .

Posted by: Karen Location: New Brockton on Dec 13, 2007 at 08:52 AM
I do not see this as a harmless, and I would hardly call this having a "little fun". This guy dressing up carrying the kids could have gotten someone killed. If something like was in my yard, I would be wanting to protect the ones I think are in danger. I say the ones playing the prank should get more than a warning. This could have been serious. The one dressing up and the two being carried knew what they were doing and did not stop to think about the danger they were putting themselves in. This could have a very bad tragedy. I know someone with a suit like that and he made the comment that he will not wear it for awhile just because he is afraid of being shot at.

Posted by: Anonymous on Dec 13, 2007 at 08:50 AM
Someone was going to shoot these kids? Someone really thought this was Big Foot?

Posted by: alice Location: Dothan on Dec 13, 2007 at 04:19 AM
These kids having a little fun, did not hurt anyone and are going to face charges. But a man has someone shoot him, and he nor the man that shot him will face any charges at all! All the man hours spent and fear in the community of what happened? And the kids are going to be charged, give me a break!!

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