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Florida man smashes 20 cars because Donald Trump ‘owes me one trillion dollars,’ cops say

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Justin Wilson, 30, caused about $30,000 in damages when he smashed at least 20 cars. He told police, “Take me to jail. I did it because Donald Trump owes me one trillion dollars and these vehicles belong to the Mafia.”
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Justin Wilson, 30, caused about $30,000 in damages when he smashed at least 20 cars. He told police, “Take me to jail. I did it because Donald Trump owes me one trillion dollars and these vehicles belong to the Mafia.” Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office

Going on a vandalism spree must have made an Okaloosa man tired, as deputies found him taking a nap on a bench after the incident, deputies said.

On Monday morning, Justin Wilson, 30, caused about $30,000 worth of damage when he damaged at least 20 cars parked at a Holiday Inn Resort on Okaloosa Island in the Panhandle , according to the sheriff’s office.

Witnesses told deputies Wilson used rocks and a belt to smash windows and beat the cars.

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Justin Wilson caused about $30,000 in damages when he smashed at least 20 cars.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Justin Wilson caused about $30,000 in damages when he smashed at least 20 cars. Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to the parking lot and found Wilson passed out on a bench in front of the resort.

After they woke him up, deputies said he told them, “Take me to jail. I did it because Donald Trump owes me one trillion dollars and these vehicles belong to the Mafia.”

Justin Wilson
Justin Wilson Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Wilson, who police say is homeless, is facing 14 counts of felony criminal mischief and six counts misdemeanor criminal mischief. He remains in jail on a $31,000 bond.

This story was originally published September 10, 2019 at 5:45 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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