Posted on 01/28/2004 4:33:33 PM PST by mylife
Teens arrested for smashing 'decadent' SUVs
By MIKE GLENN
A teenager serving five years' probation for felony arson in a flag-burning case headed a group of self-described environmental guerrillas who vandalized almost 50 sport utility vehicles, officials said Tuesday.
Precinct 4 deputy constables said the group, led by Randall W. Heinrichs, 18, smashed windows and slashed tires on SUVs in north Harris County from October through December.
Investigators said the vandals used bats embedded with nails to smash windows and cut tires and sprayed graffiti, including Nazi swastikas, on the vehicles.
Four teenagers have been charged with criminal mischief.
Heinrichs, placed on deferred adjudication last year after pleading guilty in the arson case, has a "personal hatred" for SUVs, said Precinct 4 Capt. Rick Brass. "He talks about how they are environmentally unfriendly (and) decadent," he said.
Heinrichs, of Houston, was arrested Jan. 9 and is held in Harris County Jail without bail because of his arson probation.
Lindsey Garofano, 18, of Houston and Jarett Barger, 19, of Cypress were arrested Tuesday. Their bail was set at $5,000 each.
Joshua Killen, 18, of Cypress is expected to turn himself in shortly, deputy constables said.
Garofano told deputies she particularly resented "arrogant ladies" who drive expensive SUVs instead of buying more economical cars and donating the surplus money to charity.
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Backstory:
Cy-Fair teen is charged in flag burnings (burned someone else's flags)
Flag-burning teen indicted for arson
Clean up on aisle 42.
That lib got whacked pretty quick. :o)
LOL . . . He sure did! I was a little unsure . . . But thanks to the Moderator, it looks like FR's not taking any guff today! :-)
Enviro chedder heads from Texas.
There are a lot of cheddarheads down here.
Enviro cheddar heads are a minority
Republica is the kind that never can figure out what could have happened when it's own offspring ends up in jail or worse.
Those vandals were lucky somebody didn't kill 'em.Not to say it won't happen in the future.
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