A NASCAR fan who apparently took exception to a crop-duster’s drowning out the televised coverage of a race will spend six months in jail for trying to shoot down the offending aircraft. Anthony Gene Moore, 36, of Lenoir County, N.C., was convicted of a single count of firing into an occupied vehicle after he hit Don Wayne Slaughter’s Air Tractor with at least three shots from a .270 rifle. Two shots went through the airplane’s left wing and another hit the battery, causing it to explode. Slaughter, 53, heard the shots before he saw a man on the ground firing a rifle at him. He headed for a nearby airport and called authorities. Police found Moore at his home a short time later where he admitted to firing on the plane “because it was annoying him” while he was watching the race. Police seized a Browning .270 caliber rifle and several spent shell casings. They say they think Moore had been drinking.
Race Fan Shoots “Annoying” Crop-Duster
Key Takeaways:
- A NASCAR fan, Anthony Gene Moore, was sentenced to six months in jail for shooting at a crop-duster aircraft.
- Moore fired a .270 rifle at Don Wayne Slaughter's Air Tractor because its noise was "annoying him" and interfering with his televised NASCAR race.
- The aircraft was hit multiple times, damaging the left wing and causing the battery to explode, though the pilot was unharmed and landed safely.
- Moore admitted to the shooting, and police, who found him at home with his rifle and spent casings, suspected he had been drinking.
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