GA - Six family members attack rival paving company workers with bats and sticks - Monroe County - December 30, 2024

[Clearsky]

6 Men from Ga. Paving Company Allegedly Attack Competitors: 'Something Out of The Sopranos'

The six men allegedly pulled up to a job site where their rival was doing a paving job, police allege.

people.com

Mark Buckland Sr., 77, Mark Buckland Jr., 58, Willy Buckland Sr., 50, Willy Buckland Jr., 22, Luke Buckland, 28, and James Small, 21, were arrested and charged in connection with an alleged Dec. 19 attack on employees from EH Paving at a property in Bolingbroke, according to an incident report obtained by PEOPLE.

 

[LordMo]

file this under "so what was your endgoal here, exactly?"

Like, stopping to think for even a second should have resulted in the thought "we'll all go to jail, and the rival paving company and the neighbors will all have probable cause to send any of us back to jail if they see any of us ever again."

Jeezy jumpin' jones, did these idiots think they were living in the pleistocene? I can't imagine being neighbors to these chucklefuds after this without preemptively calling the cops any time they raise they make a loud noise.

 

[Maat99]

This is what happens when you watch too many mafia movies.

 

[vls12345]

6 Men from Ga. Paving Company Allegedly Attack Competitors: 'Something Out of The Sopranos'

The six men allegedly pulled up to a job site where their rival was doing a paving job, police allege.

people.com

One of the victims told deputies that “the main reason for the fight today was due to the paving so close to Michael Buckland's house and the Buckland's found it 'disrespectful' that they got the job," the report alleges.

Unbelievable.

Uh, guessing these belligerent, violent jerks with rocks for brains are themselves the reason they weren't hired for the job in the first place.

I hope they sit in jail for a long time and receive the maximum sentences.

Imo.

 

[I am not Sherlock H.]

Right with you @vls12345 …. unbelievable. And absolutely disgusting.

IIUC Houston Asphalt in Macon, Georgia is owned by one of the alleged assailants per the above article. IMO the other owned entities need to be named too.

I hope that the Georgia business community and state or local paving and other contracts with this group can be invalidated and rendered null and void. Cancel them if allowed, and should probably cease any further work with them as well. IMO they have demonstrated they are not worthy of having business conducted with them. IANAL but once convicted that might render them incapable of securing a contract with certain entities as well.

I wonder if there are any upcoming jobs where a lot of ‘fill’ is needed? MOO

 

[Tbone144]

I work in the paving industry and it’s well known to underbid projects in competition’s “backyard”. We do it to them, they do it to us, back and forth. I call it reindeer games.

I’ve never heard it get to this level though. I don’t work much with the crews but I would have heard if this was the norm around here.

IMEO.

Edited to add: not sure how it works in Georgia. Around here when they do something that gets them on the “no fly” list the company just dissolves and rebrands itself with a different name, at least the small ones. The bigger entities behave in a much more professional manner.

 

[vls12345]

Right with you @vls12345 …. unbelievable. And absolutely disgusting.

IIUC Houston Asphalt in Macon, Georgia is owned by one of the alleged assailants per the above article. IMO the other owned entities need to be named too.

I hope that the Georgia business community and state or local paving and other contracts with this group can be invalidated and rendered null and void. Cancel them if allowed, and should probably cease any further work with them as well. IMO they have demonstrated they are not worthy of having business conducted with them. IANAL but once convicted that might render them incapable of securing a contract with certain entities as well.

I wonder if there are any upcoming jobs where a lot of ‘fill’ is needed? MOO

This is interesting. I just looked up Houston Asphalt in Macon in the State of Georgia's Corporations page. I haven't looked at all the links for them, just the latest one which was an amended annual registration in April 2024.

https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=1221164&fromSearch=False

(Click on Filing History.)

Looks like they changed the registered agent name from Mark Buckland (Bibb County, which is the Macon area) to Thrift McLemore LLC (Cobb County, which is the Atlanta area) in April 2024. I wondered why they would do that and looked up the Thrift McLemore (business attorney).

Business, Real Estate, & Estate Planning Attorneys in Atlanta, GA

Knowledge-driven, results-oriented attorneys helping businesses and individuals move forward. Call us for a free consultation. 678-882-0830

thriftlegal.com

On the "Our Team" page, one of the attorneys is named Mark Buckland. (Could he be the son or another relation of the asphalt company owner? I also note he is listed for the Macon Bar Association.)

Mark Buckland, Business Attorney in Macon, GA | Thrift McLemore

Mark Buckland represents individuals and corporate entities in business law and real estate law. His experience covers a wide range of real estate, corporate, business, litigation, and commercial leasing matters.

thriftlegal.com

Just wondering about the connection and how this may impact their legal representation for their violent attack. I may spend more time researching a little more when I have some time.

@Tbone144, thanks for the industry insight.

 

[CityKid]

6 Men from Ga. Paving Company Allegedly Attack Competitors: 'Something Out of The Sopranos'

The six men allegedly pulled up to a job site where their rival was doing a paving job, police allege.

people.com

Unbelievable.

Uh, guessing these belligerent, violent jerks with rocks for brains are themselves the reason they weren't hired for the job in the first place.

I hope they sit in jail for a long time and receive the maximum sentences.

Imo.

This is really an awful business model. They deserve everything that comes to them.

 

[vls12345]

Georgia contractor employees arrested for armed attack

Six men associated with Houston Asphalt have been arrested for an alleged armed assault on four employees of another paving company over a driveway job. Details here.

www.equipmentworld.com

EH Paving’s owner also told police he’d had problems in the past with the Bucklands showing up on his jobsites and causing problems.

Several men were reported to have minor injuries, and one EH Paving employee claimed to have been struck in the head by a metal baseball bat and required attention from emergency medical services.

All six men associated with Houston Asphalt were charged with criminal trespassing, several were charged with simple battery and Mark Buckland Sr. was charged with pointing a pistol at another and tampering with evidence.

Again, unbelievable. If what the EH Paving person alleges is true, the Bucklands/Houston Asphalt have seemingly used intimidation in the past too. I hope the book gets thrown at them.

 

[vls12345]

'Like something out of the Sopranos' | 6 men from paving family arrested after assaulting another paving family, sheriff's office says

The Monroe County Sheriff said the Buckland family assaulted EH Paving after feeling "disrespected" about a job. All six Buckland men were arrested.

www.13wmaz.com

The owner of EH Paving said Willy Buckland Sr., 50, hit one of his sons in the head with a bat.

He added Willy Buckland Jr., 22, and James Small, 21 — Buckland Sr.’s son-in-law — attacked his other son, and that Luke Buckland, 28, attacked his nephew.

The report said many of the EH Pavjng group had knots and bruises. One threw up and was lightheaded. He was taken to a hospital.

The Bucklands had several scrapes and small cuts, the report said.

Based on the charges, Mark Buckland Jr., 58, incited the brawl. However, the report said the fight escalated when his 77-year-old father Mark Buckland Sr. pulled out a “cowboy-style pistol,” scaring the other group.

According to the report, EH Pavings’ owner said the Buckland family had shown up at other places they were working, like in Griffin and Macon, and started fights there, too.

 

[vls12345]

Georgia paving company allegedly attacks rivals with baseball bats, draws gun on workers over turf dispute: ‘Something out of The Sopranos’

“These are adult men too. Adult men with pretty good reputations.”

nypost.com

The NY Post has this photo of some of the charges: