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Farmer Halts Highway Work With Shotgun Threats
Melvin Plummer a Laytonsville area farmer armed with a double bar res shotgun blocked state road work between Laytonsville and Damascus. He threatened to shoot steam shovel operator Lewis Catsail if work continued, prompting authorities to halt operations as crews and officials sought a resolution. The concrete road segment between Laytonsville and Damascus remains at a standstill amid the standoff.
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Melvin Plummer
Laytonsvile
Laytonsville
Damascus
Lewis Catsail
Plummer
Cutcail
Wiliam J. Grove
M. J. Grove Lime Company
W. P. Childs
Childs
de Warren H. Reynolds
Cockey
Rockville
Grove
Montgomery County
Catsail