Posted on 03/29/2025 1:42:42 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Chadd Ritenbaugh, a 55-year-old man from Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania, has been charged with vandalizing a Tesla SUV parked outside a Planet Fitness gym, allegedly scratching a swastika symbol onto the vehicle. The incident, which took place earlier this week, led to an investigation that ultimately identified the suspect.
The alleged vandalism occurred Monday morning when the owner of a Tesla noticed fresh scratch marks on the vehicle upon returning home from her workout. She reviewed footage from her car’s camera system, which showed a man parking his Lexus next to the Tesla before ducking behind it and apparently scratching the vehicle. The footage led investigators to the Planet Fitness gym, where Ritenbaugh was seen entering and wearing the same outfit.
Ritenbaugh has been charged with misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief and harassment, as well as two counts of summary harassment and disorderly conduct. As of Friday, he had not been arraigned. This incident follows a similar one in Newtown Township, where four juveniles were accused of vandalizing a Cybertruck.
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File under Stupid Criminals. Perhaps federal terrorism charges are in order here.
Since he used the Nazi Swastika symbol, he should be prosecuted under hate crime laws. It would be poetic.
Might they add special hate incentives and civil rights violations to up the mandatory prison time to 20 years?
These aholes all look alike in that they’re miserable and white
Chadd with two d’s. It figures.
Justice would be the Tesla owner gets a go at Chad’s nice car for an hour with a hammer and an ice pick.....
The d's stand for "dumb" and "dumber."
Beta males who have to do these things to feel like they matter.
Maybe 230 grains at 850 fps will get the message through to these “people”
Sue and jail time
Exactly what I was getting ready to say.
Especially if the owner of the Tesla is Jewish. I don’t understand the logic of these a-holes. Elon is saving us tax money, he’s helping to at least slow down the massive national debt, he’s stopping the social security scams and therefore we should destroy Tesla cars.
Some people are just looking for an excuse to let loose their inner rage.
The excuse does not need to be reasonable, rational, or believable.
Let him explain that he’s not a nazi by engraving a car with his nazi symbol.
no DEFINITELY. Trump said it’s terrorism.
It was good enough for 1/6 folks who did nothing.
Bury them.
And I thought I was gonna cum and read about some 21 year old punk b#####.
55?!? Really?!?
I’m 56. EVEN I matured!! Mostly :)
10 years..it’s a hate crime too.
Kick the worm’s ass time.
You nailed it. It’s why my tag line is true.
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Oh, yeah this milquetoast needs to spend some quiet time with Bubba.
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