Woodstock, Georgia has seen a suite of charges brought against two local thrill-seekers, Anthony Dean D’Haeseleer, age 33, and Carson William Rhoden, 27, after a motorbike escapade took them revving through an elevator amidst a bustling holiday crowd. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, these men have faced the music with three misdemeanors and two felonies, charges which include interference with government property and second-degree criminal damage to property.
In the details that unfolded, it was the combination of bold attire and unique mini-motorbikes that stripped the duo of their anonymity. Community tips played a pivotal role, providing the Woodstock Police the necessary means to secure arrests. The police found the trail of destruction significant, with the ADA flooring inside an elevator worn through, exposing the subfloor. “That could potentially be a structural issue,” Stacy Brown, city of Woodstock Communications Manager, told FOX 5 Atlanta.
Not only was property targeted, but public safety was jeopardized, as underscored by Brown: “They had endangered hundreds of people. It’s the holiday season, so the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta was full of shoppers, and riding through those busy pedestrian plazas is just very dangerous,” he said, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta. Coupled with the hazard they posed, the reckless pair also rode the bikes on and off the sidewalks through downtown Woodstock, evidently alarming pedestrians and drivers alike…