Judge orders man to pay $500 a month for 132 years for tree he killed..

AUBURN, Alabama – Harvey Updyke, the man who pleaded guilty to the 2010 poisoning the historic Toomer’s Oaks on the campus of Auburn University, now owes the school almost $800,000, the Opelika-Auburn News reported Saturday.

According to the report, Circuit Judge Jacob A. Walker III filed an order Friday that will require Updyke to pay Auburn $796,731.98 in restitution fees.

Walker said the money will offset the cost of removing and replacing the trees and affected soil as well as revenue lost because of their destruction.

In the language of the order, Walker said the restitution requests Auburn made were reasonable and the costs involved had been well documented.

In the order, Walker specified that Updyke must make monthly payments of $500 toward the restitution. That’s more than 132 years worth of $500 installments. Full Article

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