OCALA, Fla – Two 18-year-olds are facing criminal charges after a pair of social media stunts caused property damage and endangered people at two businesses on SW College Road.
Janek Szkaradek and Luke Charske were arrested for disorderly conduct following an incident Saturday in which Szkaradek drove a lawnmower through the Target store on SW College Road, damaging a door. Charske recorded the stunt on camera.
The night before, Szkaradek entered the Culver’s restaurant on SW College Road and used a leaf blower inside the building.
Szkaradek faces charges of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct for the Culver’s incident, as well as a separate disorderly conduct charge for the Target incident. Charske was charged as a principal to disorderly conduct in connection with the Target stunt.
Authorities say the incidents were not harmless pranks. The actions endangered people, caused property damage and resulted in criminal charges for both teens.