Criminal Mischief is charged in Loveland and Fort Collins when a person causes property damage to someone else’s property. A woman was recently arrested and charged with this crime after her act of revenge went VERY wrong. According to the report, the 18-year-old was angry about her ex-boyfriend not paying her back some money he owed her. To get back at him, she and her friend decided to throw eggs at and spray paint all over his car. Well, the revenge wasn’t very effective because she damaged the wrong car. When confronted by law enforcement, both teens were covered in yellow spray paint and the can of spray paint was found in the vehicle.
Larimer County Criminal Mischief Lawyer: How is Criminal Mischief Charged in Colorado?
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Criminal Mischief – C.R.S. 18-4-501 – is:
Pretty straight forward here – the woman damaged a vehicle that wasn’t her own. Interestingly, you can get charged with this crime for damaging property you own, too. If, let’s say, you break the door in your home after slamming it in anger when fighting with your spouse, you can be charged with Criminal Mischief if the house belonged to both you and your spouse.
Sentence for Criminal Mischief in Fort Collins
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and across Colorado, Criminal Mischief is charged based on the amount of damage caused. This crime is charged as follows:
Criminal Mischief is:
- A petty offense when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is less than three hundred dollars;
- A class 2 misdemeanor when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is three hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;
- A class 1 misdemeanor when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars;
- A class 6 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is two thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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
- A class 2 felony when the aggregate damage to the real or personal property is one million dollars or more.
While the article didn’t disclose the amount of damage caused, I would imagine it would be more than $2,000.00, which would mean a felony crime if this had occurred in Colorado.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Criminal Mischief, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule a free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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