Montana Gun Free School Zone Case: Metcalf is the Victim, Threats, Poison, Assault, Attempted Arson - Ammoland.com

 Gabriel Metcalf sits in jail, without the possibility of bail, for defending his mother, Vivian, and their home in Billings, Montana.

Their modest home is across the street from the Broadwater Elementary School. Gabriel was keeping watch with a single-shot shotgun and a camera after numerous threats and attacks against him and his elderly mother. They had a restraining order (order of protection), to keep a former neighbor, David Lee Carpenter, from coming within 1,500 feet of them or their home.  The complaint lists a number of threats from David Lee Carpenter and a person who was living with him at the rented house next door to Gabriel (Gabe) at 426 Broadwater in Billings, Montana.

Above is a transcription of the complaint.

Victim of Stalking Other is circled, then an explanation:

Neighbor. Rents. Verbal abuse, racial slurs (I am not white) Threats of gang violence threats to kill and skin my rabbit. Tried to light me (or my son) on fire like a human torch. He said he knows where I sleep he’ll “burn” me out. 

Information about the violence.

He thinks nothing of screaming at a 70 year old grandmother of 10 and insulting. Poisoned my 80 yr old lilac trees (bushes), poisoned the Horseradish plant with motor oil, tresspasses onto my property, poisoned were he knows I harvest food for the rabbit, threatened to kill and skin the rabbit.

Where did this take place?

 I am always on my property when this is happening. 

Did the respondent use a gun or other weapon?

No. But he had a ball hitch & was about to hit my son and/or me with it. 

Describe any injuries.

Emotional. Severe PTSD. Hair is now falling out. Can’t sleep.

Did the police come? Yes

After the fact. I read the reports, not totally accurate. They down played it. He says He’ll come back and get us, even if it takes 2 years. His roomie has stood bare chested w/pants to his knees at the property’s edge & has mooned us twice. Caught it once on video. 

He yells at us “Go Home”. We are home. That is my property. Does he mean go home to another country? I am afraid at night – he drinks & yell at me/us, afraid to leave to even go to work. His roomie says he’s in a gang. Joe is the only name I know him by. I have noticed odd traffic in the ally. He said his gang will take care of this.

On the second page of the complaint, Vivian responds to a statement, “Respondent threatened me with firearms,” by crossing out the word firearms and substituting FIRE!, indicating the weapon used was a threat of arson.

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