Police: Man Shot Neighbor Over Sidewalk Chalk

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COLUMBUS, Ohio—A far south side man faces felonious assault charges after allegedly shooting his neighbor in the hand.

The incident began outside a home in the 4200 block of Sestos Drive shortly after 6 p.m.

Police said Shawn Jarvis and Jeffrey McDowell argued Thursday after McDowell told four children not to draw on the sidewalk in front of his house with chalk, NBC 4 reported.

The children, ages 9, 8, 4 and 3, went into a home next to McDowell’s and said the man was cussing at them.

Police said Jarvis exited his home and asked McDowell not to cuss at the children.

Witnesses told police that while he was in front of the children, McDowell pulled a gun from his pants and fired twice, striking Jarvis in the hand.

Jarvis, 36, was taken to Grant Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition.

McDowell, 59, was taken into custody.

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Flag Comment Posted by WhatComesAround on April 23, 2009 at 7:27 pm

Thought you said that you didn’t say anything to him. You said you went out to get the kids and he started acting crazy. You even apologized to him after he started acting up is what you said. Right? Well now you stood up to him. What is the real story? I wish Mr.McDowell would tell his side. Apparently you have no intention of telling the truth. Someone else made a good point. What were those small children doing out by themselves? Being the great protector that you are I’m sure something very important was keeping you from your super hero duties. As for messing with your marriage.. You cheated on your wife! Why would I not tell her? And if you were so worried about her finding out, why not keep it in your pants? I must admit I did want to do her, but it was you that gave me the opportunity to do anything. I don’t want your new girl though. She is not hot as you say. Another way you ae punished for being the person you are.

Flag Comment Posted by karmaisab.... on April 22, 2009 at 5:52 pm

I bet 9InAHalfFingers is shawn javis. Square Feet Crete Inc. Is the name of his ripoff business (look it up).

Flag Comment Posted by Landru on April 22, 2009 at 12:52 pm

I can’t tell if 9inahalffingers is really Jarvis, or an imposter trying to make him look bad.

I looked up Jarvis’s record as a contractor, and yikes!  He doesn’t seem reliable.  I wouldn’t trust his version of what happened.

Flag Comment Posted by fixfireleo on April 22, 2009 at 8:25 am

jarvis…you should drop it.  i was all about defending you and i still do…based on the facts we were provided with, but the more you type, the more you sound like a hostile jerk who proably provoked the guy.  he still shouldnt have used a gun but you are starting to sound like an instigator.  it doesnt help that you seem to be a contractor of some sort…i’ve never met an honest, HUMBLE contractor; they are usually self serving, self important jerks.  i hope i’m wrong about that but i’m just going off your comments. 
on a happier note, i wont get to read your reaction as i’m leaving for costa rica for 10 days, so everyone have fun without me.  :)

Flag Comment Posted by 9InAHalfFingers on April 21, 2009 at 11:54 pm

okay so its like this. its seems to me you guys are bitter because you are scrubs that live in the getto and want to make people think that im someone that did something wrong for standing up for kids. i feel sorry for your kids ! as far as playing a hero thats not what im doing again im deffending myself against another nut job. that really does not matter. and from the sound of all your post little person it seems even more to me you were trying to mess with someones marraige and then you want to know why you got screwed lmao guess i am better than you either way you slice it. are you the hero here ? more like a zero maybe. so you mess up marriages, and bash people for saving kids from nuts with guns ? any other tallents you care to mention ? i can tell you one you dont have and thats any in the construction industry. like i said keep hiding behind your screen name. its cool and as far as any woman ive had or will ever have scrub you couldnt pull in the first place. if you were only half the stand up guy i am you might have a chance with them. but sinse you are not go lay down somewhere. im not sure who that is writing so nice of me but ty. atleast someone here wants to talk about the real issue. insted of bashing someone for standing up to nut jobs for picking on little kids armed with chalk. and as for my misfortune of getting shot its cool im a big boy and can handle it. atleast i had the balls to do what none of you would ever have done. because the truth sounds to me that you two guys are the ones that only do just for your selves. so grow a set! the morons on here running there chops have no clue of anything about me what so ever. ive paid all my debts to anyone that thought i did them wrong thats how a stand up guy handles there business. maybe you punks need to give it a try and get your a$$es out of the getto you live in. as far as landru u dont know the first thing of me or what happened. you are just a hater of life. which i can atleast respect you or that unlike the other two that want to sit around and feel sorry for themselves, and try to blame me and everyone around them for there own misfortunes. i do pull hot woman these jokers couldnt pull nothing but scrubs. and with there attitudes they shouldnt be able to mate at all. as far as my invitation to come hang out it still stands no one here is afraid of you what so ever. never was never will be. if it only takes a finger being shot for you to make excuses its cool.( wouldnt want to hurt the guy with the shot finger i guess ? ) um k i dont understand that one. but whatever… so i think im kinda like the other person im pretty much done talking on this lame blog myself. so haters have fun with that and loosers enjoy your little scrub lives. lol jokes !

Flag Comment Posted by WTFWhySoSerious on April 21, 2009 at 10:18 pm

Not even close. Known him all my life. This is the last comment I’m going to make on that subject as I’m not getting involved in the petty childishness. What are you, like 2? Case closed.

Flag Comment Posted by WhatComesAround on April 21, 2009 at 8:26 pm

A member of his close family? PLEASE! You must be the mother of the children. I am sorry that your kids had to be a witness to all of this. I know that you have no idea what you are dealing with, but you will see for yourself one day. The bitter people on here have cause to be bitter. I only hope you are strong enough to deal with the realization that he is not at all as he seems. If you get a chance, could you ask him for Rose’s number for me? She is HOTT!!! I tried to tell her about him to but she wouldn’t listen either. If your as hot as she is, you can give me your number too.

Flag Comment Posted by WTFWhySoSerious on April 21, 2009 at 8:00 pm

So any people on here with their heads up their a$$es… Landru, you’re a nutjob he got shot, he’s not the one that needs anger management, if you knew anything about him or the situation then you’d keep your mouth shut. The kids were playing and the guy started cussing at THEM, none of them over the age of 9 for nothing other than what kids do. This man needs to face attempted murder charges, he’s getting off too easy if you ask me. Shawn is a member of my close family and I’m appalled at what some of you are saying.

As far as the people who say they know him, no matter who he’s screwed in life, I don’t think it’s right to enjoy someone getting shot anywhere, hand or other. Speaking of karma… ahem. Bitter, bitter people.

Flag Comment Posted by WhatComesAround on April 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm

I would be careful how many people you invite to your house. You are in no shape to pick fights with anyone who could defend themselves. I think you should stick to picking on old people. Maybe I could set up a fight for you with a small child since the old people thing is not working out for you. Mr.Jarvis has had multiple cases brought aginst him in court for failing to pay employees and failing to do work for which he was paid. He lost all of them. I am not making up anything. This is the information age look it up. He owns nothing except for the veicles he drives and he probably used the pay he got for doing nothing to buy them. I know he bought the car for his wife but where is she now? Do not sit on here and try to play the hero. You are not that good of an actor.

Flag Comment Posted by Landru on April 21, 2009 at 7:02 am

This thread just supports my hypothesis that Mr. McDowell is the real victim here.

I hope anger management classes are included in Jarvis’s sentence, if he is charged and convicted.

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