{"id":2385189,"date":"2024-12-31T20:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T01:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-something-out-of-the-sopranos-two-paving-companies-allegedly-brawl-at-job-site-resulting-in-multiple-arrests\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T20:22:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T01:22:57","slug":"like-something-out-of-the-sopranos-two-paving-companies-allegedly-brawl-at-job-site-resulting-in-multiple-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-something-out-of-the-sopranos-two-paving-companies-allegedly-brawl-at-job-site-resulting-in-multiple-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Like Something Out of the Sopranos&#8217;: Two Paving Companies Allegedly Brawl at Job Site, Resulting in Multiple Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flike-something-out-of-the-sopranos-two-paving-companies-allegedly-brawl-at-job-site-resulting-in-multiple-arrests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In \u200ca dramatic incident reminiscent of mobster \u2062television \u2064series &#8220;The Sopranos,&#8221; \u2064members of the Buckland family, who own several paving companies in Georgia, confronted a\u200b rival paving company, EH Paving. This confrontation\u2062 occured on December 19, 2023, when EH Paving was working on\u2062 a driveway near the\u2063 Buckland family&#8217;s home in Bolingbroke. \u200cThe Bucklands reportedly believed \u2063that their rivals were\u200b being &#8220;disrespectful&#8221; by \u200doperating in\u2063 close proximity to\u2063 their\u2063 residence.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, six Buckland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-michigan-house-member-files-to-impeach-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Michigan House Member Files to Impeach Governor Gretchen Whitmer\">family members<\/a>\u2063 arrived at the job site armed \u2064with \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-story-represents-the-american-dream-cuban-american-eddy-alvarez-will-carry-us-flag-at-olympics\/\" title=\"\u2018My Story Represents The American Dream\u2019: Cuban-American Eddy Alvarez Will Carry US Flag At Olympics\">baseball bats<\/a> and other weapons, leading \u2063to a violent altercation. Monroe county Sheriff Brad Freeman remarked \u200bon the situation&#8217;s severity, likening it to a scene from a crime\u200c drama. \u2063The confrontation resulted in several injuries \u200bamong EH Paving employees, with one\u200c requiring hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p>legal consequences\u2062 followed, with multiple members \u200cof the buckland family facing charges, \u200bincluding criminal \u200ctrespass and aggravated\u200c assault. Mark Buckland Sr., 77, was charged with pointing a firearm at \u200canother person, while his sons also\u200b faced serious legal repercussions. The altercation\u2062 highlighted a rare instance \u200cof\u200d violence in Monroe \u2063County, with Sheriff Freeman emphasizing the \u200bunexpected nature of such events \u200bin \u200cthe area.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When family members of one Georgia paving company empire saw a rival family-owned company doing business on their turf, things reportedly got ugly.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/30\/us-news\/georgia-paving-company-allegedly-attacks-rivals-with-baseball-bats-draws-a-gun-on-workers-over-turf-dispute-something-out-of-the-sopranos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> summed up the incident this way: &ldquo;The Buckland boys thought EH Paving was being &lsquo;disrespectful&rsquo; by working so close to one of the Bucklands&rsquo; houses &mdash; and they let them know in a way that would make Paulie Walnuts proud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the more prosaic terms of a Monroe County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office, on Dec. 19, EH Paving was working on the job of paving a driveway in Bolingbroke, Georgia, when at about 1 p.m. three trucks pulled up at the job site, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.13wmaz.com\/article\/news\/crime\/6-men-from-a-paving-family-arrested-after-assaulting-another-paving-family\/93-b477af7f-3140-41ae-b039-6f354e74bbc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMAZ-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">property owner told deputies<\/a> six members of the Buckland family brought bats, sticks, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/teen-shot-dead-riding-dad-police-suspect-rolling-gunfight-nearby-lane-automatic-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weapons<\/a> to the conversation. The Bucklands own a number of paving companies in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Monroe County Sheriff Brad Freeman summed up the fracas by saying it was &ldquo;like something out of the Sopranos TV series.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Georgia paving company allegedly attacks rivals with baseball bats, draws gun on workers over turf dispute: &lsquo;Something out of the Sopranos&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2UjSGyC5Uc\">https:\/\/t.co\/2UjSGyC5Uc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fr9uFqjEL4\">pic.twitter.com\/fr9uFqjEL4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1873682306671501756?\">December 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One individual on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-police-former-new-york-governor-stepson-assaulted-evening-walk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">receiving end<\/a> of the visit told police that &ldquo;the main reason for the fight today was due to the paving so close to Michael Buckland&rsquo;s house and the Buckland&rsquo;s found it &lsquo;disrespectful&rsquo; that they got the job,&rdquo; the report said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/men-paving-company-alleged-attack-bats-sticks-sopranos-8767605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monroe County Sheriff Public Information Officer Anna Greene Watkins said, &ldquo;Things like this usually do not happen here in Monroe County.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Harrison, who owns EH Paving, said &ldquo;he was scared Mark Sr was going to shoot him due to Mark Sr pulling a long &lsquo;cowboy style pistol&rsquo; out and pointing it in his face,&rdquo; the police report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harrison stated Willy Buckland Sr hit his son in the head with a bat,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harrison also stated Willy Jr. and [James Small] jumped on his other son Eddie Harrison Jr. and struck him multiple times with fists and a bat. Harrison stated Luke Buckland struck his nephew Eddie Jack Harrison with a bat,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that there were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-country-music-star-stops-show-alleged-assault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guns<\/a> on both sides, noting that an employee of EH Paving fired a gun &mdash; aiming at nearby woods &mdash; to scare off the attackers, according to WMAZ<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are adult men, too. Adult men with pretty good reputations,&rdquo; Freeman said.<\/p>\n<p>Employees of EH Paving suffered bumps and bruises, with one going to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interopweb.com\/monroeso\/InmatesByArrestDate.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jail records<\/a> show that Mark Buckland Sr., 77, faces charges of criminal trespass, pointing a pistol at another person, and tampering with evidence.<\/p>\n<p>His son, Mark Buckland Jr., 58, &nbsp;faces charges of criminal trespass, simple battery, and inciting a riot, People reported.<\/p>\n<p>Willy Buckland Sr., 50, faces charges of criminal trespass and aggravated assault.&nbsp; Willy Buckland Jr., 22, Luke Buckland, 28, and James Small, 21, face charges of simple battery and criminal trespass.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to the New York Post, the Buckland family felt that EH Paving was being &#8220;disrespectful&#8221; by working near one of their homes and expressed their displeasure in a manner reminiscent of mobster behavior. On December 19, while EH Paving was paving a driveway in Bolingbroke, three trucks arrived at the site. The property owner informed deputies that six members of the Buckland family came armed with bats and other weapons. Monroe County Sheriff Brad Freeman remarked that the situation resembled something from &#8220;The Sopranos.&#8221; One victim reported that the conflict arose because EH Paving was too close to Michael Buckland&#8217;s residence, which the Bucklands deemed disrespectful. Sheriff\u2019s spokesperson Anna Greene Watkins noted such incidents are rare in Monroe County. Eddie Harrison from EH Paving recounted feeling threatened when Mark Sr brandished a pistol at him and described how Willy Buckland Sr hit his son with a bat while others attacked another son. Both sides were reportedly armed; an employee from EH Paving fired into nearby woods to deter attackers. Several employees sustained injuries, with one requiring hospitalization. Mark Buckland Sr., 77, faces multiple charges including criminal trespass and pointing a firearm at someone; his son Mark Jr., 58, is charged with similar offenses along with inciting a riot; Willy Buckland Sr., 50 faces aggravated assault charges; while Willy Jr., Luke Buckland, and James Small face battery and trespassing charges as well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2385190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Paving-company-brawl.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4283,11581,47686,47685,15761],"class_list":["post-2385189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrests","tag-brawl","tag-job-site","tag-paving-companies","tag-sopranos"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Paving-company-brawl.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385189"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385193,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385189\/revisions\/2385193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}