Puyallup vandals who damaged nearly 90 cars charged
Nov 22, 2013, 4:26 PM | Updated: 4:32 pm
A vandal is caught on camera damaging a pickup truck during a week-long spree in Puyallup, Nov. 8, 2013. (Puyallup Police image)
(Puyallup Police image)
The three vandals who damaged nearly 90 cars in a week-long spree in Puyallup now face multiple charges, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said Friday.
Tyler Graham, 24, Nicole Simons, 22, and James Reynolds, 19, are charged with Malicious Mischief in the Second and Third Degree.
“This was senseless vandalism,” Lindquist. “Destroying property like this demonstrates the defendants’ lack of respect for their own community.”
The three are accused of driving around Puyallup late at night, starting on Nov. 2, swinging an aluminum baseball bat at cars parked on the street.
Graham allegedly drove while Reynolds broke windows and side mirrors as he hung out of the car. Simons sat in the front passenger seat and was the lookout, Lindquist said.
A video surveillance camera caught Simons swinging a bat at the window of a pickup truck parked in the Puyallup Eagles lot on Nov. 8, leading to the arrests.
According to Lindquist, Graham told detectives that he didn’t feel bad about damaging the vehicles because most of them “were old.” Reynolds’ only explanation was “it’s a good stress reliever.”
Investigators have documented damage to 86 separate vehicles, but believe more victims may still come forward.
All three were held Friday on $50,000 bail.
