One adult and five juveniles have been charged with mailbox vandalism by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.
18-year-old Aidan Michael Malone of Smithville is under a $1,500 bond and his court date is March 13. The other teens are all minors including a 15- and 16-year-old and three 17-year-olds. Because they are juveniles, Sheriff Patrick Ray is not releasing their names.
The charge against Malone alleges that “between February 17 and 27 he did knowingly and intentionally commit the act of vandalism by damaging mailboxes throughout DeKalb County using various items including a baseball bat, wood, rocks, etc. The combined damage was $4,003,” said Sheriff Ray.
“The juvenile petitions allege that between the dates of February 17 and 27 the juveniles did intentionally vandalize multiple mailboxes throughout DeKalb County using various items including baseball bats, concrete bags, rocks, etc. The combined damage investigated by the sheriff’s department is $4,003,” said Sheriff Ray.
The mailbox vandalism occurred on Ike Adcock Road, Old Bildad Road, Turner Road, Patterson Road, McMinnville Highway, Creek Road, Old Blue Springs Road, Antioch Road, Jacobs Pillar Road, Students Home Road, Keltonburg Road, Medlen Lane, Short Mountain Highway, Green Hill Road, and Joines Road.