Fiddletown, California – The Amador County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday afternoon that Fiddletown resident John Michael O’Sullivan was shot and killed Sunday during a dispute with his neighbor. The sheriff’s dispatch received a 911 call at 7:45 p.m. Sunday from O’Sullivan’s neighbor, Kenneth John Zimmerman, 56, who said that O’Sullivan, 47, had driven a tractor through his locked gate. The sheriff’s office said the two men had “a longstanding neighbor dispute.” Zimmerman, who faces a charge of murder, said that O’Sullivan struck him in the face with his open hand, and tried to run over him with the tractor. Zimmerman told the dispatcher that the sheriff’s office better hurry up and get there “before I shoot him”. Amador County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched immediately. Dispatch received a second call at 7:58 p.m. from O’Sullivan’s wife, Krista Darlene Clem, stating that she heard several gunshots and was unable to locate her husband. Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the Zimmerman property, located at 18000 Jura Lane in Fiddletown, at approximately 8:08 p.m., wherein they found Zimmerman blocking the roadway with a vehicle. In a release, Amador County Undersheriff Jim Wegner said: “Zimmerman reported O’Sullivan was near the gate he had damaged and the firearm in question was within the residence. Upon checking the area, deputies subsequently located O’Sullivan, deceased on his tractor, off the roadway, in the brush near Zimmerman’s residence.” Preliminary investigation indicates O’Sullivan was the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. Wegner said the sheriff’s department acquired a search warrant for the Zimmerman property and had been processing the crime scene since Sunday night. Zimmerman was arrested and booked in the Amador County Jail on one count of murder. Zimmerman is being held without bail. Wegner said “no further details will be released at this time in order to protect the integrity of this investigation.” John Michael O'Sullivan, a citizen of Ireland, was an Amador County housing developer, working with his wife and business partner, Krista Clem, on the Golden Vale housing development. The project proposed a “mixed use” of single- and multi-family units on 383 acres of property, located on the north side of Highway 88, just west of Sunset West, in Amador County. O’Sullivan is survived by his wife, Krista, and their four children: Tessie, age 2; Michael, age 3; Lydia, age 6; and Jacob, age 14. The family lived in Fiddletown, an unincorporated town in Amador County. O’Sullivan’s parents are Hanora Teresa O'Sullivan and Michael Frances O'Sullivan of Valentia Island, Ireland; and his grandparents are John William O'Sullivan of Valentia Island, Ireland, and Una O'Sullivan of Cardiff, Wales. (end) am Www.TSPNTV.com. Alex Lane and Jim Reece, TSPN TV News. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.