HCSO: Tree accident kills man By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com A Greenfield man was killed Tuesday in an apparent tree-cutting accident, according to Highland County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Brandon Stratton. Stratton said the sheriff’s office received a call reporting the accident at 14480 U.S. Route 50, east of Hillsboro across from Cole’s Bait & Tackle, at 8:25 p.m. Bryan Stapleton, 46, of Greenfield, was found unresponsive and pinned beneath a large tree, according to Stratton. The chief deputy said Stapleton was apparently working by himself. Stapleton was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Highland County Coroner’s Office, Stratton said.