NSI Community|81-year-old arrested after police say he terrorized a California neighborhood with a slingshot

2025-04-30 12:06:08source:John Caldwellcategory:My

ASUZA,NSI Community Calif. (AP) — An 81-year-old man who investigators say terrorized a Southern California neighborhood for years with a slingshot has been arrested, police said.

While conducting an investigation, detectives “learned that during the course of 9-10 years, dozens of citizens were being victimized by a serial slingshot shooter,” the Asuza Police Department said in a statement.

The man is suspected of breaking windows and car windshields and of narrowly missing people with ball bearings shot from a slingshot, the statement said. No injuries were reported.

The man was arrested Thursday after officers served a search warrant and found a slingshot and ball bearings at his home in Asuza, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Los Angeles, police said.

Azusa police Lt. Jake Bushey said Saturday that detectives learned that most of the ball bearings were shot from the suspect’s backyard.

“We’re not aware of any kind of motive other than just malicious mischief,” Bushey told the Southern California News Group.

He was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

More:My

Recommend

Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co

Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe have settled their lawsuit a year after the allegations sent shockwave

Feds: Former LA deputy who arrested man for no reason will plead guilty to civil rights charges

A former sheriff deputy who arrested a man without reason, fabricated a story for the arrest and cra

Tom Brady will toss passes for Delta Air Lines. The retired quarterback will be a strategic adviser

ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it’s bringing former star quarterback Tom Brady on board as a “l