Two 18-year-old men bonded out of Marion County Jail on Sunday morning hours after they were arrested on several misdemeanor charges associated with driving a lawnmower into a Target in Ocala and shooting a leaf blower at Culver’s employees.
Janek Szkaradek and Luke Charske were both arrested on Saturday, April 25, just before 7 p.m. in connection with the two separate incidents that occurred on Saturday and Friday, April 24.
In a 38-second video shared online by a local resident, Szkaradek can be seen riding a lawnmower into the Target located at 2000 SW College Road.
While attempting to enter the store, Szkaradek, who is from Hartwell, Georgia, is seen crashing into the left door at the entrance.
He can then be seen repositioning the lawnmower, driving through the front entrance and into the store, and driving around a checkout aisle before exiting the store.
In the resident’s video, Charske, who is from Ocala, can be seen in a white tank top recording Szkaradek on the lawnmower as he briefly rides through an aisle and turns around.
According to witnesses at the scene, after Szkaradek and Charske exited the store and fled to their vehicle, they spent several minutes trying to gain access to their vehicle, which had the keys locked inside.
When it became clear they could not regain access, one witness said they smashed open the window on their own vehicle.
In a statement issued by the Ocala Police Department on Sunday, OPD confirmed that the night before the Target incident, Szkaradek used a leaf blower inside of the Culver’s restaurant on SW College Road.
During that incident, which was also posted to Szkaradek’s social media channels, the teens can be seen entering the restaurant and using the leaf blower to knock over products, receipts, and employees’ hats.
Szkaradek is being charged with disorderly conduct on the premises of a licensed establishment, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct. Charske, who recorded the incident and posted it on social media channels associated with the pair, was charged with principle to disorderly conduct on the premises of a licensed establishment.
Marion County Jail records show that Szkaradek’s bond was set at $1,500, while Charske’s was set at $500.
Szkaradek is scheduled for arraignment on May 6 at 1 p.m., while the next court date for Charske has not yet been established as of Monday morning.