A 59-year-old Fort Lauderdale man accused of cutting the brake lines on more than a dozen electric rental scooters has been arrested.
Police caught Randall Thomas Williams red-handed on camera, apparently tampering with the brakes on a pair of scooters in a Broward County driveway.
Williams was taken into custody Sunday, and charged with prowling, resisting arrest, and a third-degree felony count of criminal mischief, NBC Miami reported.
Twenty scooters with severed brake lines were found this weekend near the 1200 block of East Broward Boulevard—not far from Williams’ home.
Police are still calculating damages he owns, which will include $70 to repair each scooter, as well as lost rent for interrupting service to riders.
No injuries have been linked to the incidents. A corrupted scooter, which travels up to 17 mph, “could have caused great bodily harm or death,” the FLPD said.
More than 140 e-scooters have been vandalized in the city since April. Williams is a prime suspect in those cases, too.
Police said the electric scooter vendor has removed the devices in the vicinity to “avoid rider injury.”
Manufacturer Lime on Wednesday said its vehicles were among those affected; a spokesperson told NBC News that the company geofenced the area to prevent riders from renting damaged scooters.
“Vandalizing property is a crime and only harms those who rely on these vehicles everyday as an affordable, convenient way to get around,” Russell Murphy, communications manager for Lime, said in an email.
“We are thankful that FLPD was able to apprehend a suspect in the case,” the statement continued. “Lime will pursue appropriate legal action against those [who] damage or vandalize our property.”
Williams, who offered no explanation for his destruction, has posted bail and been released, according to NBC Miami.
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