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Two 18-Year-Olds Arrested After Lawn-Mower Target Stunt

4/27/2026

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Janek Szkaradek, 18, drove a lawnmower through a Target store on SW College Road in Ocala, Florida, as a social-media stunt.
He was arrested and charged with mischief and disorderly conduct.
Luke Charske, 18, was also arrested and charged as a principal with disorderly conduct for filming the stunt.
Police said the lawnmower and a prior leaf-blower incident at a nearby Culver’s endangered shoppers and were not harmless pranks.

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Story summary

Janek Szkaradek, 18, drove a lawnmower through a Target store on SW College Road in Ocala, Florida, as a social-media stunt.
He was arrested and charged with mischief and disorderly conduct.
Luke Charske, 18, was also arrested and charged as a principal with disorderly conduct for filming the stunt.
Police said the lawnmower and a prior leaf-blower incident at a nearby Culver’s endangered shoppers and were not harmless pranks.