The Vampire Nation Fiasco (2008)

In the summer of 2008, Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey convinced (brainwashed) an 18-year old girl, fresh out of high school, to run away with him to start a vampire commune located in Grundy County, Tennessee.

Impaler at the V.N.!

When Sharkey and his girlfriend arrived to the "Volunteer State", he bought five acres of land and built a treehouse. In addition, he brought with him two assault rifles, an eight foot impaling stake, and several other weapons. He nailed signs to trees, warning trespassers that they'd be shot on sight if he caught them. He called his property "The Vampire Nation" and he declared himself as its king.

Not long after, he had an unofficial and legally unrecognized pagan wedding ceremony with his brainwashed lover. The girl was not in her right mind at the time. According to her mother, her daughter was off her bi-polar medication for well over a year, leaving her vulnerable to Sharkey's depraved yet charismatic charm. Sharkey also made sure that his new "bride" stopped taking other medications and estranged her from her mother, leaving him the only one to rely on.

As time passed, Sharkey created YouTube videos, now removed, recording himself giving a tour of his land and shooting several targets with his Russian assault riffles. Some of the targets included Osama bin Laden, George W. Bush, The Pope, and Me -- Richard Mullenax. Sharkey also gave the local authorities a "Top Most Wanted" list of people he wanted brought forth to the Vampire Nation for impalement. I was also on that list. He also made enemies with his neighbors who were at one time his friends.

Sharkey's treehouse...err...castle.

After three months of living at his treehouse kingdom, a SWAT Team stormed his land and arrested "His Royal Majesty". He was charged with threatening the president of the United States, an Indiana judge, and harassing an underage female in Minnesota.

Later that night, someone set fire to Sharkey's treehouse. The perpetrator was never caught and the police have no suspects to this very day. The girl he "married" returned home to her family. It was a welcomed reunion.

Teresa Lucchetti, the girl's mother, tried for months to get her daughter away from the psychological clutches of the delusional self-proclaimed vampire, but her daughter was over the age of legal consent. Despite her daughter's mental condition, very little could be done at that time. Sharkey's arrest was the lucky break she needed to get her daughter back. Teresa believed very strongly that her daughter was brainwashed by the so called "Vampire King".

While in jail, Sharkey attempted to declare independence for the Vampire Nation from the United States. He tried suing the U.S. government but he failed. He also declared that his former girlfriend was a traitor to him and the Vampire Nation. He turned that into an unnecessary legal matter as well.

Jonathon Sharkey served over a year in jail for his crimes. It wouldn't take long for him to create a new nightmare for one mother in Minnesota in 2010 - a nightmare that would evoke strong public outrage.

No Trespassing! That includes you, Mailman!

Sources:

Self-Proclaimed Vampire King Wants To Create Commune

Halloween Comes Early To Grundy County

'The Impaler' Jailed After Allegedly Harassing Vampire Hunter

The Vampire Nation vs. The United States

Impaler bans ex-girlfriend from the V.N.