Good thing those Wheaton EOD operators are as much on the ball as our boys here in Tempe. Dirty clothes... dog shit... there's nothing these pros can't blow up!The Sun-Times Reports: wrote: Box of poop lands lawyer in front of DuPage jury
May 1, 2003
BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter Advertisement
Upset because he believed private investigators hired by his ex-wife were going through his garbage, a Naperville attorney allegedly sent an unmarked cardboard box to their Wheaton office.
The box alarmed the private investigators, who contacted Wheaton police.
They called in the DuPage County sheriff's department bomb squad, which blasted open the container.
Inside, police found a plastic bag of household garbage and at least 10 smaller bags of stinky dog poop.
Now, Naperville attorney R. Edward Bates is on trial for a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct for allegedly sending the box and its unpleasant contents last November after a bitter divorce and custody battle.
In an unusual move, Bates asked for a jury to hear the low-level charge, which carries a maximum penalty of up to a year in jail.
During opening statements Wednesday, his attorney insisted Bates, 59, was only trying to ease a tense situation when he mailed the box to J.D. Olson and Associates, a firm of Wheaton private investigators who had been hired by Bates' former wife.
Bates thought the investigators were going through his garbage, and he sent the trash to avoid a confrontation at his home, defense attorney John Wieser said.
"He wanted to avoid any possible conflict,'' Wieser said of Bates. "It's very clear my client wanted to defuse this situation.''
Bates also faxed a letter to Olson and Associates the day before the trash arrived, warning them that his "weekly garbage is being shipped directly to your office.''
Private investigator James D. Olson testified that he received the Nov. 4 faxed letter but said he still became concerned when the box arrived at his office the next day.
Olson, a former Wheaton police officer, said that when he telephoned Bates to ask about the box, Bates replied, "I sent you a letter. If you want to know more, open it up.''
After that, police destroyed the package and found the messy contents.
"I was annoyed, upset and angry . . . that someone would send us dog feces,'' Olson said.
Poop Threat Narrowly Averted! Whew!
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