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• Sunday: (SEC Championship Game), Game 11, ESPN2, 5:30 p.m. ET

• First up: Threatt, who is Updyke's fourth defense attorney, previously represented disgraced former mayor of Birmingham Larry Langford in his trial for public corruption.

• Threatt: "I can tell you when I first talked to Harvey he sounded very downtrodden. He was very, very disappointed. He has been, in my view, denied some basic civil rights that anyone should get no matter what you're accused of. He spent the night in his car. He has very limited resources. He is exactly the kind of person the law requires to get adequate representation. Now he's facing a hostile crowd that rather than have a jury, he'll probably have a crowd of pitchforks and torches out there waiting for him."

• On Updyke living in his car, Threatt said Updyke's landlord (more on him later) was getting pressured from the folks around that area not to let Updyke stay there anymore. "He is not a popular person in that part of the state right now," he said.

• Threatt said Updyke is living in his car. He said his client is safe but would like to get him to a safer spot. "I don't think he was at all prepared for the maelstrom of public hatred that he received," Threatt said. "And I'm not saying that it was warranted, but I don't think he anticipated, I don't think anybody anticipated that this story would have the legs that it has on the national level."

• What has Updyke told him? "I can tell you that he told me that he told you that he did it," Threatt said. "And he told the police something different. I don't know him well enough to know whether his belief system is consistent with the truth."

• Threatt tells us a little bit about Updyke: Said he's a father, husband, retired state trooper who had a severe injury in a high speed chase and now has three fused vertebrae. He's also taking 20 medications.

• Threatt said Updyke told him he didn't feel safe in jail. "He didn't. He said he didn't. Again, I wasn't there in the jail with him, but he said he felt threatened and he felt that he was threatened on multiple and repeated instances. That there were slurs that were made and he thought it was a little bit more than people egging him on. He thought that they were getting ready to do something to him. And that's why he responded to the press the way he did." (That last part was in reference to the middle finger to the cameras.)

• Wait, the people in jail or the authorities who were running the jail? "By the authorities or other people in the jail. He felt that he was being taunted in a way and he was helpless. The point of jail is to make you feel controlled and helpless and secured in an environment in which you have no control. So when you're a (62)-year-old person who is used to being on the other side of the law ... I mean, one of the last people who ever want to go to jail is a former law enforcement officer."

• Updyke's first two lawyers were court-appointed. A third didn't work out. Threatt is No. 4. "It's difficult when you've got people who are being thrust upon you and not people that you picked," he said.

• Finebaum plays for Threatt the "Al from Dadeville" tape. Threatt's response: "I think he showed that he lacked consciousness of guilt. But I don't know if that's going to matter. We're not going to be placed in a situation where he's insane. I don't know enough about him to have any reason to believe he's incompetent. The fact that he wasn't aware of the total legal consequences of an act he intended to do, if he's incompetent, he's responsible for it."

• He won't enter an insanity plea. Said that's rare and that Updyke certainly wouldn't qualify.

• After a commercial break, we get Barnes on the phone. He is Updyke's "best friend," former landlord in Dadeville and a poster on an Alabama message board TiderInsiders.com named FLORIBAMA.

• Barnes said he was with Updyke when he was let out of jail. They went to Walmart to get a new cell phone and when he came out, his tires were slashed. at that point, Barnes suggested he not stay in the house he was renting to him in Dadeville. "We just thought it was best that he go somewhere else," Barnes said.

• It had to be in the state of Alabama, per court orders. Barnes said Updyke doesn't know anybody in the state, so he's staying in the woods in his car (I believe it's a Kia). Barnes described it as "living in his car by a creek."

• "If I thought he was safe, he could stay (in the house) until Doomsday," Barnes said.

• Barnes clears some things up. Said Updyke is 62, not 67. He is a retired Texas state trooper, not Alabama. Has four kids. He confirms that Updyke's children have Alabama-themed names. His daughter is Crimson Tyde Updyke. His son is Bear Bryant Updyke. He wanted to name his third daughter Ally Bama Updyke. His wife overruled him, saying "hell no." The child was named Megan.

• Barnes said he does have the handle FLORIBAMA on the site TiderInsider.com. Posts on that site showed knowledge of the Spike 80DF poisoning of the Toomer's Corner oaks before the Finebaum call from "Al from Dadeville." Barnes said several people have access to his log-in information. "I've never posted anything negative on the site," Barnes said.

• COMMERCIAL BREAK ... and we're back with more from Barnes. Back to the posts on the website "Harvey has admitted to the Auburn police department that he made those posts on TiderInsiders when he was questioned or interviewed," Barnes said.

• Barnes said he was working in North Mississippi when he found out about the radio show call from "Al from Dadeville." Talked to Harvey later. He admitted to calling in to the radio show. "I said, 'Man, I don't know why in the world you would do something like that," Barnes said.

• Was he concerned he would be caught? "He was very concerned," Barnes said. Also a former law enforcement officer, Barnes told Updyke that they probably had a caller ID system. "I said, you made a very, very poor judgment call to call Paul Finebaum, making those kind of allegations," Barnes said. "He became concerned about it, but it was too late. You couldn't put the bullet back in the gun, so to speak."

• Barnes visited Updyke in jail on Friday. Also talked to lawyer in Montgomery (Jerry Blevins) to represent him. He stayed in the area while Updyke was bonded out. Stayed in Lee County area Friday night before returning to lake house in Dadeville on Saturday. There was news media there. They knew he couldn't stay there.

• "I won't turn my back on him," Barnes said. "I don't approve of what he's done, if he's done this. But that's neither here nor there. He'll be punished."

• To best of Barnes' knowledge, Updyke hadn't been to Alabama-Auburn football game until 2000. He didn't go to any more until 2009 when he moved to Alabama. The two of them went to the Rose Bowl following the 2009 season for the BCS national championship game against Texas.

• "There's no question that Harvey's an Alabama fan. There's no question that I'm an Alabama fan," Barnes said. "But there is a difference between a fan and fanatic."

• Some background on Updyke, per Barnes: Graduated (not sure where) in 1967, moved to Texas following mother's death in 1969 or '70. Didn't return until two years ago. Barnes said Updyke went to the Bluebonnet bowl in 1970 between Oklahoma and Alabama and ran on the field carrying a box of Tide and a roll of toilet paper.

• Barnes' opinion on if Updyke did it: "If you asked me if Harvey called the radio station, I would have said yes. If you ask me if he might have committed this crime, I would say ... I can't imagine him doing it for the simple reason that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this would have been something done at night. I can't imagine with based on Harvey's health him taking the chance and doing something like that.

• Barnes said he doesn't have any knowledge that Updyke knew anything about herbicides. "Nothing in his background of our friendship tells me he knew anything about any type of pesticide, herbicide or whatever you want to refer to it as."

• Back to the Updyke's treatment in jail: Barnes said they kept him in a cell segregated from the prisoners (possibly a safety issue). But ... "for three days they didn't allow him to have his medication." (This is a point of contention, since he was arrested at 1:26 a.m. Thursday morning and released at 7:30 p.m. Friday, which is 42 hours, not three days). Barnes said they wouldn't let him shower and kept him in a straightjacket for the first 24 hours. "Naturally when he got released, he was a little upset," Barnes said. "As soon as he got in the truck, there's a camera in his face and unfortunately her made an error in judgment and did something he shouldn't have done." (This was a reference to the middle finger he gave the cameras.

• OK, Barnes was cut off as they went to commercial. Coming back, there was more from Threatt. He says a possible reason for a straighjacket might be for him to not hurt himself. He couldn't imagine that at 62 he would be a threat to anyone else. He later said that he's dealt with the folks at Lee County jail and they're "very conscious of the standards of care that are required of prisoners." He said they do the best they can to secure the safety of the individual. "They probably had reason to believe that there was some psychological and emotional issues and they did it for Harvey," Threatt said.

• Finebaum goes back to Barnes' notion that he didn't think Updyke is capable of doing something like this. Threatt's response: "It would not surprise me at all, and it would not be the first time that somebody took credit for a highly publicized criminal act and they had nothing to do with it. In many instances, when something like this occurs, there are people who call, crackpots and others who try to take credit for something because they believe that credit is something that they want to have. And so it wouldn't surprise me that he took credit for something that he didn't do." (Question from me: didn't he call to brag about this before anyone knew about it?)

• Why would he do this? "He is an individual who may have some emotional and psychological problems," Threatt said.

• Threatt said moving for a change of venue is a "delicate issue." Said you could end up in some place that could be worse. (Quick comment: not quite sure how that could be the case in this instance.) Said it's hard for defendant's to prove that an entire jurisdiction is unfair.

• Threatt said he is doing this case pro bono. "I'm not rich but I've made enough to give back to the community," he said. Threatt has represented "indigent" clients since 1986. Threat said in his last conversation with Updyke, he didn't have his medicine and didn't have the money to go get it. He said he might pay for it out of pocket.

• Also, he went to Princeton, so he's not an Auburn or Alabama fan.

• "Harvey is a person who needs an aggressive advocate right now and not somebody who is just going to be a judge standing next to him," Threatt said. He said it wouldn't surprise him if there was a tort claim after the criminal proceeding but wouldn't worry about that until down the line. "Once I can ensure his freedom and his liberty, then we'll worry about somebody trying to get money from him down the line," he said.

Women: 1650 Free - 8. Gardocki (16:10.56); 200 Back - 6. Bos (1:55.99); 100 Free - 1. Vanderpool-Wallace (46.81); 200 Breast - 2. Lawrence (2:10.23); 200 Fly - 13. Roberts (2:00.83); 400 Free Relay - 1. Riordan, Geary, Bos, Vanderpool-Wallace (3:13.03).

Men: 1650 Free - 4. Grothe (14:57.56) 200 Back -2. Owens (1:40.36); 100 Free - 1. Brown (41.92); 200 Breast - t4. Ferguson & Klein (1:57.32); 200 Fly -8. Looney (1:46.64); 400 Free Relay - 1. Brown, Krug, Modrov, Norys (2:49.95).

• Micah Lawrence - 100 Breast (59.95)
• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace - 50 Free (21.34)
• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace - 100 Free (46.81)
• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace - 100 Fly (51.98)
• 200 free relay: Hannah Riordan, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Lindsey
• Norberg, Olivia Scott (1:28.25)
• 400 free relay: Hannah Riordan, Caitlin Geary, Emily Bos, Arianna
• Vanderpool-Wallace (3:13.03)
• 200 medley relay: Emily Bos, Lauren Norberg, Olivia Scott, Arianna
• Vanderpool-Wallace (1:36.11)

• Dadeville man charged with felony; remains jailed
• Experts give Auburn University oak trees little chance for survival
• Suspect's lake home draws interest
• Commentary: Auburn tree poisoning bad for college sports

• What is Spike 80DF? It's an herbicide commonly used for total vegetation control. It kills most plants and is used in areas where tree control is needed, such as industrial areas, near electrical or pumping stations and, most commonly, along fence roads. It works by inhibiting photosynthesis, essentially starving the tree.

• Enloe said the herbicide is water soluble and has moved into the soil profile beneath the trees, if it was put near the trees in the late fall as "Al from Dadeville" claimed on The Paul Finebaum Show. The trees have not been actively growing this winter, but as the temperature gets warmer, it will take up the herbicide through the roots. The leaves will turn yellow and brown and fall off, but it doesn't mean the tree is dead. Enloe said many species of trees "leaf out" after the initial uptake of Spike, but since the herbicide is in the soil, it will uptake again and repeat the death cycle. This can happen several times before the tree actually dies.

• How much stuff was in the soil? Enloe said between .78 parts per million and about 51 parts per million. Evidence exists that the herbicide can be toxic to some species of oaks at 100 parts per billion. So quite a bit. "Every expert I've talked to around the country in mentioning rates up to 51 parts per million, they were very discouraged and did not offer up a lot of hope (for survival) due to the extremely high concentration," Enloe said.

• How did Updyke allegedly do it? Good question. "We don’t know if he mixed it up in a Coke can and just knocked it over out there," Enloe said. "We don’t know if he sprinkled for the formulation. We just don’t know." Enloe also didn't know how much was used. "The concentration in the top three inches is extremely hot," he said. "That might suggest it hasn’t moved much farther than that. Hopefully, it hasn’t."

• Spike 80DF is not a restricted use product, but it is not widely available. Enloe said you would have to go to an agricultural cooperative or pesticide distributor to purchase it. He also said it is not cheap. "There's some cost involved," he said.

• This part was interesting: The label is the law. "So the label is a legally binding document so that anything you do with that herbicide that is not in agreement with what the label directs you to do is a violation of federal law," Enloe said.

• Keever said that Spike is a material that has never been used on campus at Auburn. Enloe added that it specifically says on the label not to use near vegetation you don't want to injure. "The detection of the chemical up here is not an accident," Keever said. "It's not there because of anything that might have occurred on campus as a part of routine activity."

• How will the trees be affected moving forward? Keever said Spike has a half-life of 12-15 months. It's likely to be in the soil for 3-5 years and can inhibit growth for up to 7 years.

• What has the university done so far? First, they've taken additional soil samples to find out the extent of the Spike -- if it has moved into the landscaping or can damage other vegetation. Those samples are expected back in 7-10 days. They have treated the tree beds with liquid charcoal, which is an absorbent that binds to the herbicide and inactivates it. Keever acknowledged the herbicide has likely moved beyond that. He was unsure how far and in what direction.

• Why not remove the soil, you say? Keever said that the dense roots and granite curbing around the trees make that very difficult, if not impossible. He said the ground was so dense with roots that it was very difficult to even take soil samples. "There may be ways to remove some of the soil," he said. "A lot of people have offered advice. They are very willing to help to do anything to save the trees to increase the chances of survival." One way was a vacuum to remove the soil out of the root zone, which is still an extreme longshot. Keever said after things settle down, they'll decide a course of action to take.

• Can it affect the surrounding trees? Yes. "If it moves into the landscape -- we've got hollies, magnolias, a white oak -- if those root zones come in contact with the herbicide, they'll absorb it just like the live oaks have," Keever said. "And there's a real chance of injury."

• What about the water, you might ask hysterically? Tom McCauley of the Department of Risk Management and Safety with a focus on environmental compliance and responsibility said it is extremely unlikely. The soil is dense, making the migration of the herbicide difficult. The uppermost aquifer is five feet below ground. A drinking water well is 150-200 feet below the ground. "Very little chance to impact the groundwater for drinking water purposes," McCauley said.

• There is a very, very low risk to humans. "You would have to eat quite a bit of it," Enloe said. "A 150-pound male would have to consume at least two ounces of it to have an adverse affect. If it got in your eyes, if you washed it out immediately, there wouldn’t be problems. If you decided to pack it in your eyes and leave it, you’d have eye injuries. ... Basically, anybody celebrating out there under that tree would have eaten several pounds of dirt to have a negative effect."

• Can people go near the trees? Enloe doesn't suggest it. "The less impact below the trees right now would be the best thing for them," he said. "I wouldn't want 100 people stomping around the base of those trees to be honest with you. I don't think that's a good idea." (They've been cordoned off by police barricades to prevent people from getting too close).

• What if the trees don't make it? "The soil would be excavated, new soil brought in and an environment created where trees could grow and thrive," Keever said.

• That's getting ahead of things for now. Deedie Dowdle, Auburn's Executive Director and a school spokesman, said the school is "hoping for a miracle." She didn't want to speak about limiting the rolling of the oaks "With the president being gone, I certainly don't want to say that we're not going to roll the oaks anymore," she said. "Last night, I don't think we could have stopped it if we wanted to."

• Will it prevent future celebrations at Toomer's Corner? "We heard someone say, well, did the Grinch steal Christmas? No," Dowdle said. "The celebrations at Toomer's Corner existed before the rolling of the trees. Not before the trees. But before they rolled the trees they rolled the corner. There will be a lot of things we can do to make those celebrations continue and of course, if the advice is that we not roll the trees to save them, I imagine members of the Auburn family would honor that."

• To get information as it happens, Auburn has set up a website for updates and announcements.