Police have charged a 48-year-old homeless man with a felony offense after a dozen televisions were smashed while customers shopped at the Kona Walmart store.
Police have charged a 48-year-old homeless man with a felony offense after a dozen televisions were smashed while customers shopped at the Kona Walmart store.
At 6:49 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a report of a disturbance at the big-box storet. They arrived to find a suspect outside the store with another customer.
Witnesses reported that the suspect, Alexander Springer, had grabbed a bat from the store and used it to destroy 12 televisions. One of the store’s customers stopped him and took him outside while waiting for police to arrive.
Damage was estimated at $4,081.
Police arrested Springer and charged him with second-degree criminal property damage, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison. His bail was set at $2,000, and his initial court appearance was scheduled for today.