Woman, 18, Discovers She's Vandalized the Wrong Car After Attempting to Get Back at Her Ex-boyfriend
A Florida woman has left one neighbor disgruntled after mistakenly spray-painting their car while trying to get back at her ex-boyfriend.
Deputies responded to a vandalism call about 'a young woman spray-painting a vehicle' she thought was her ex's vehicle in Deltona on Wednesday, Feb. 26, Volusia Sheriff's Office stated in a news release shared on Facebook.
A photo accompanying the news release shows the vandalized car covered in bright yellow spray-painted words.
The 18-year-old, identified as Evelina Fabianski per local news outlet Fox35, was joined at the scene by a 16-year-old female accomplice, according to police. They were both arrested and charged.
'Responding deputies spotted two female subjects in the area, ages 18 and 16, one of whom had yellow spray paint on her sweatpants,' police said in the news release.
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'When questioned, the 18-year-old admitted she was upset with her ex-boyfriend, so she and her friend decided to spray-paint and throw eggs at what they thought was his vehicle," police continued.
The owner of the vandalized car told police he returned home at around 3 p.m. local time and parked his car across the street from his home, Law & Crime reported.
Police recovered 'an empty Crown Royal bottle, a scale, and a can of yellow spray paint' at the scene and witnessed the 18-year-old defendant 'driving her vehicle with two open containers of Four Loko in plain view,' per the release.
In a video of the arrests obtained by WKMG News 6, Fabianski is seen being put in handcuffs and placed in a police car. The 16-year-old woman, seen wearing a red hoodie, says, 'I wasn't really involved in this,' despite a policeman saying in the clip that she's 'covered in yellow spray paint.'
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According to the police news release, Fabianski was charged with criminal mischief, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, possession of alcohol under 21, and driving under the influence. The 16-year-old was charged with possession of marijuana over 20 grams, which was found by police in her bag at the scene.
The vehicle damages are reportedly estimated to cost around $5,000, per Law & Crime.
Fabianski was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail before being released later that afternoon on Wednesday, Feb. 26, according to the New York Post.
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