Des Moines, Iowa - An angry farmer in a tracker ran over Tom Monsanto Sunday afternoon during a drunken rage after receiving his annual seed bill.
George McCormick saw Monsanto standing next to his broken down pickup truck on Route 39 from his 45-acre farm. He then diverted his tracker in Monsanto’s direction. “I put him right in the hair of my tracker Lucy and ran into him. I had just opened up my bill for seeds and couldn’t believe it. Then I spotted him on the side of the road as I was out turning the dirt. I know his face from anyone”
McCormick ran into Monsanto, crushing him between his tracker and pickup truck. He then called local police to notify them of the incident. The authorities showed up and arrested the55-year-oldd farmer.
Monsanto Corp. issued a statement condemning the attack. “We are saddened to lose such a great executive. He was a good man and better farmer. We know justice will be served.”
