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Infinite Sadness: Man Arrested For Smashing Pumpkins Worth About $500
In a rampage likely to cause infinite sadness for Halloween fans, a Florida Man has been accused of smashing pumpkins valued at nearly
$500, court records show.
Police say Aaron Thompson, 31, came out at night last week and destroyed about 80 pumpkins that were stored in front of a Target in the Tampa Bay area.
A security camera, cops allege, recorded Thompson “picking pumpkins out of the boxes located in front of the store and smashing them on the ground” around 1:15 AM on October 21.
Thompson was arrested several days later after he returned to the store and police were summoned. Brought to the loss prevention office and shown the surveillance footage, Thompson was asked “if he could identify the person smashing the pumpkins in the video.”
“That’s me,” Thompson reportedly replied.
Asked why he destroyed scores of gourds, Thompson “stated he did it because someone was messing with him on Facebook and it made him mad,” according to an arrest report.
Thompson, cops added, was “unapologetic about his actions and after smashing the pumpkins he left the scene to go to sleep.”
The pulverized pumpkins were worth $472.14, police say.
Charged with felony criminal mischief, Thompson is being held in the county jail in lieu of $5000 bond. His rap sheet includes convictions for burglary, battery, trespass, criminal mischief, and reckless driving.
The arrest report lists Thompson’s occupation as “violinst.” He has previously performed with the Pinellas Park Civic Orchestra as part of its “first violin” group.
Thompson was born in 1979 1994.


