Criminal Mischief is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of causing damage to someone else’s property. A man was recently arrested for Criminal Mischief after he linked to many tire slashings. According to the report, the man was originally pulled over and arrested for a drug misdemeanor. After his release, law enforcement was able to identify him as the man who was allegedly responsible for slashing the tires of more than 60 vehicles. He had been identified by witnesses and security footage. The article did not reveal the motive for the tire slashing spree, but I’m very curious as to why a 49-year-old man decided to go out and slash tires left and right.
Larimer County Criminal Mischief Attorney: Definition of Tire Slashing Criminal Mischief in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Criminal Mischief – C.R.S. 18-4-501 – is:
It’s not unheard of for tire slashing to be the property damage related to Criminal Mischief charges. However, usually the slashing is related to getting revenge on or expressing anger with the vehicle owner. In this case, I can’t imagine the man had a bone to pick with over 60 people in his town (some of whom were not even local and staying at the hotel).
Sentence for Criminal Mischief in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Criminal Mischief is charged based on the damage caused. So, Criminal Mischief is:
(b) A class 2 misdemeanor when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is three hundred dollars or more but less than seven hundred fifty dollars;
(c) A class 1 misdemeanor when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is seven hundred fifty dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;
(d) A class 6 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is one thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars;
(e) A class 5 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is five thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars;
(f) A class 4 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is twenty thousand dollars or more but less than one hundred thousand dollars;
(g) A class 3 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is one hundred thousand dollars or more but less than one million dollars; and
(h) A class 2 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is one million dollars or more.
Based on the information in the article, the damage was more than $2,500. In Colorado, this would mean the class 6 felony Criminal Mischief charge.
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