PALM COAST, Fla. — A 13-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday in Flagler County for vandalizing a home under construction, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
On the day of the incident, deputies responded to the home in the B-section of Palm Coast. The property controller, a representative of a home builder, reported that someone had vandalized the home by clogging the toilets which flooded the home with approximately one inch of water, a news release states. The release states that the flooding cause nearly $25,000 in damage.
Police say through an anonymous tipster and investigative means, deputies found the teen who lived in the nearby area. The release that during an interview, the teen admitted that he had entered the home and clogged the toilets because he was bored.
The boy was arrested for felony criminal mischief, burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and trespass on a posted construction site. He was taken to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility and turned over to the Department of Juvenile Justice who then released the boy to a guardian.
"Homes under construction can be a place for kids to loiter and get into trouble, especially over the summer," Sheriff Rick Staly said. "Parents need to be the Sheriff of their home and make sure their kids know not to hangout or damage homes under construction. If they do, they will be arrested, and the parents can be held responsible for paying for the damages their child does."
