The bizarre case of Harvey Updyke simply will not go away.
Now it's the world's most infamous Alabama fan's wallet that is making headlines.
Updyke owes $796,731.98 to Auburn after poisoning the university's historic oak trees at Toomer's Corner four years ago. The problem? Court records say he's paid just $99 of that sum, according to al.com.
Yes, just $99.
"He doesn't want to have to deal with this anymore," attorney Andrew Stanley told reporters after Updyke's release from jail last year. "He wants to pay his money back and be done with the five years and never be heard from again."
Funny how Updyke has not done the former and keeps popping up in the paper with regards to the latter.
Toomer's Corner is located in the middle of the city of Auburn and it's a popular location for Tigers fans to celebrate major events. People typically throw rolls of toilet paper over the large oak trees in a time-honored tradition.
The university tried to keep the poisoned oak trees alive, but eventually removed the trees in 2013 and will attempt to plant new trees in the near future. Most of that cost is supposed to be covered by Updyke. A circuit judge found in November 2013 that Updyke "is not without financial resources to make restitution payments to the victim in this case," and a request from Updyke's attorney to reduce the monthly payment from $500 to $50 was denied, per the al.com report.
Updyke served a six-month prison sentence for the crime and is currently on five years of supervised probation, according to reports.
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