Teens arrested for smashing 'decadent' SUVs

Houston Chronicle ^ | January 28, 2004 | MIKE GLENN

[Dog Gone]

A former Cy-Fair High School student 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.

[ladtx]

Hmmmm. Wonder if they could have been influenced by the public school teachers?

[Pern]

Ha! Beat you by 11 seconds!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Pern beat you by 11 seconds.

[Conspiracy Guy]

DOh you beat me too

[Tijeras_Slim]

So, what coffee blend are you drinking this AM? :)

[jla]

Excellent pt.!

And each of these miscreant punks should be made to work (if they've no job already) and every cent they earn is to go towards repayment for repair/replacement of the SUV's they vandalized.

[grobdriver]

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.

The future of America.
*Gag*

[Howie66]

I just saw a film of these 4 little punks on Fox 26 news. They had the look and demeanor of your typical "Mall Rats" complete with various piercings and acted as if they were on a carefree lark.

I hope and pray that the judge and prosecutor in this case impress upon these little brats the severity of their actions. Obviously and evidently their parents have failed miserably in this area.

[observer5]

" instead of buying more economical cars and donating the surplus money to charity."

How about these guys letting up on the drugs they do and instead donating to charity! Wonna bet these guys do drugs?

[Dallas59]

"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."

Sad. Miss Garofano and her fellow criminals could have donated all that energy and "caring" thay had into helping worth while charities. Me thinks I smell a bunch of charlatans.

[subterfuge]

They used BATS?! Think of the destruction these misguided youths did to innocent trees! Oh the horror of it all!

BTW, my wife's SUV gets about 18-20 miles to the gallon, probably a lot better than this nutjob's daddy's Caddilac.

[rabidralph]

Patiently waiting for the harmonic convergence when enviro whackos vandalize the SUVs of gangsta-rappers.