Five individuals have been arrested by Mountain Home Police in connection with two vandalism incidents at the city pool in Cooper Park.
Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manual says three individuals have been arrested in connection with the latest vandalism incident on July 10. At that time, trash, a picnic table, and a lifeguard chair were found in the swimming pool. The incident caused the pool to be closed for maintenance for the day.
During their investigation into the incident, officers developed three suspects that were arrested Friday. Chief Manual says 19-year-old Matthew Chase Ohler of Gassville, 20-year-old Collin John Oxford and 20-year-old Preston Allen Groesbeck, both of Mountain Home, were charged with second degree criminal mischief and criminal trespassing.
In the earlier incident, Chief Manual says officials with the city’s parks department filed a vandalism, breaking or entering and theft of property report on June 30. The report was a result of pool furniture being thrown into the pool and damaged, the snack bar being entered and damaged, and food items being stolen.
During the investigation, officers received information on two suspects, a 17-year-old male juvenile and a 16-year-old male juvenile. The two have been charged with first degree criminal mischief, criminal trespassing and theft of property.
The case has been released to juvenile authorities following the arrests.
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