UMATILLA, Florida—A Umatilla High School was student was arrested last week for throwing a brick through the window of a police officer’s personal vehicle In January.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Umatilla Police responded to the area of Kentucky Avenue and Mitchner Street in reference to a subject matching the description of a retail theft suspect on Jan. 21.
Police approached a juvenile who matched the description of the thief, and he told the officer he stole a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from a Umatilla convenience store because he wanted to go to jail. The store refused to prosecute, and the 17-year-old was turned over to his father, the affidavit states. It is unclear what time that incident occurred. Inside Lake is not naming the juvenile, due to his age.
At 3 a.m. a police officer found a brick had been thrown through the rear window of his personal vehicle, causing more than $1,500 in damage and video surveillance from UPD’s parking lot showed the teen committing the crime. He was interviewed by UPD, and he admitted he threw the brick because he was “angry and wanted to go to jail,” and he thought the vehicle belonged to a police officer, the affidavit states.
He was taken into custody at Umatilla High School by the school resource deputy on a juvenile pickup order Feb. 22 for criminal mischief more than $1,000 and turned over to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
