A Gunbarrel man accused of shooting his neighbor over a dispute about squirrel feeding last month has been ordered to stand trial on attempted murder and assault charges.
Jon Barbour appeared in Boulder District Court on Thursday for a preliminary hearing, and county Judge David Archuleta found probable cause for him to stand trial on the charges. Barbour, 59, is charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and two violent crime sentencing enhancements.
Boulder County sheriff’s deputies arrested Barbour on May 12 after he called police to say he had shot his 46-year-old neighbor, Jeffrey Browning, in the buttocks. Police said the two had been feuding because Barbour had been feeding squirrels and pasted fliers explaining why on a mailbox, signed by “The Squirrel Guy” Jon Marc Barbour.
Sheriff’s office Detective Mark Spurgeon testified Thursday that Barbour told police he and Browning briefly exchanged words, and Browning was shot as the two struggled over the gun after Browning attacked him.
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