SALINA –A Salina teen is in the Geary County Juvenile Detention Center on requested charges of two counts felony damage to property and eight counts of misdemeanor damage to property for allegedly shooting at doors of businesses at the Central Mall and vehicles parked in the area of the mall Friday night into early Sunday morning.
Police Captain Chris Trocheck said Jacob Hewitt, 16, was arrested after a police officer found a car matching a witness description of a car in the area of the damage parked in the Salina South High parking lot.
Trocheck said officers recovered a BB gun from the car, they believed was used to cause the damage.
Windows and doors were damaged at Mr. Goodcents on Planet Ave, Dillards, Jo-Ann Fabrics, J.C. Penny, and Sears in the Central Mall. Damage total was estimated at $3,250.
Eight vehicles were also damaged while parked on Ray, Rockhurst, and Allen Streets, the Central Mall parking lot and Salina South High School. Damage was estimated at $4,150.