Just found out my American grandfather was sent to jail for Attempted Murder in July.
My father's side of the family all lives in Washington. He's one of four children. My uncle died in a car accident while I was young, and one of my Aunts died of cancer in late June.
The Aunt who died bought her parent's home for them. When she died, my other Aunt took legal control of the house.
My grandfather is a terrible old bastard who was an abusive alcoholic for his whole adult life. My dad hasn't had a real relationship with him since he left for the army (Vietnam) when he was 16. The living Aunt hates him more than my dad does though, and when she got control of the house, she kicked her parents out of it.
Or tried to.
While my grandmother was out the house, my living Aunt and a real estate agent came by the house, and my grandfather has started shooting at them with a shotgun
His bail is set at $250,000. My dad's bought my 90 year old grandmother a trailer to live in. My grandfather's trial is later this month.