Collateral Damage: Young partygoers arrested for trashing a foreclosed Florida home

The Smoking Gun ^ | 2/24/09 | Unattributed

[Huntress]

FEBRUARY 24--A group of young Floridians invaded a foreclosed home over the weekend and threw a raucous bash that caused about $75,000 in damage and resulted in the arrest of 17 partygoers. According to police, the trashed Fort Myers home, now owned by Wells Fargo Bank, was overrun Friday night by partygoers who broke windows, punched holes in the home's walls, and spray painted graffiti inside the residence. Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office arrested 10 juveniles and 7 adults (aged 18 to 25) on loitering and prowling charges. The adult defendants are pictured in the below mug shots. The underage arrestees were also charged with possession of alcohol by a minor, while the adults were hit with contributing to the delinquency of a minor counts. According to a probable cause statement, sheriff's deputies found cans of Bud Light beer in the 4000-square-foot home, and party attendees acknowledged that they congregated together "for a party in which alcohol was being served." (3 pages)

[Huntress]

ACORN's new poster boys and girls.

Photos and police report at the link.

[Huntress]

Information regarding the home these punks trashed is here:
http://www.floridamoves.com/property/propertydetails.aspx?propertyguid=f67b066a-8ba8-4fd0-9b3f-7b171ef5e2fd&WT.MC_ID=301810000000000

[353FMG]

Throw the book at them, hard.

[He who knoweth not his name]

And now they know the value of...

[Huntress]

I agree. I’m wondering why breaking and entering, burglary, and vandalism are not listed on the probable cause statement.

[Nathan Zachary]

My goodness, that guy in the center looks like a real winner.

[cripplecreek]

Damn, the best I ever got in a mousetrap was two doubles.

[vladimir998]

Scum. Just scum.

[Huntress]

Buzz cut or blond guy?

[GeronL]

they throw parties while the nations sink, nobody saw that dark iceberg

[Rumplemeyer]

They all look to be from the shallow end of the gene pool, collectively they appear to have a 3 candle power brain.

[eaglestar]

Let me guess, Obama voters?

[Seajay]

You could not make this up ...

[libertarian27]

Foreclosure Hopping?

No cover charge...