According to police, 32-year old Mathew Jones used a forklift caused more than $100,000 in damage to a Wal-mart liquor store under construction in Crestview, Florida.
According to a building contractor the damage included: $40,000 in scaffolding and materials, $15,000 in block and mortar, a $15,000 forklift, $7,500 mixer, $1,500 mud pans, $4,000 in damaged fencing, and $3,200 to a city fire hydrant. The suspect also caused about $60,000 in labor to clean and rebuild the site.
When police arrived on scene, Jones aimed the forklift toward officers who were able to stop him at gunpoint and detain him.
Jones stated his name was “Alice Wonderland and he was told to commit the offenses by a hookah-smoking caterpillar.”
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Florida Man causes $100k in damage to Walmart liquor store under construction with hotwired forklift; gives police his name as "Alice Wonderland" and says a hookah-smoking caterpillar told him to do it. https://t.co/vCbgE1S5kK pic.twitter.com/7zgGHnI6g4
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