SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — Spring Hill authorities said that some vandalism incidents within the past week could be related to a rivalry football game between two Williamson County high schools.
Eight minors face serious criminal charges after Spring Hill police said that they vandalized at least two homes. Two others — who are of legal age — have warrants pending for their arrest.
8 minors charged in connection with vandalism incidents related to football game, police say
On Tuesday, there was panic in one Spring Hill neighborhood.
“Everyone came out because it was so loud,” resident Seana Arrechaga said. “I thought a house exploded.”
Police said that the vandalism could relate to a rivalry between Summit High School and Independence High School. The schools have a rivalry football game on Friday.
“It was like rolling noises and then — boom!” Arrechaga said. “Then, they sounded like grown men laughing — screaming, and then silence.”
Michael Foster, a lieutenant with the Spring Hill Police Department, said that there is a fine line between fun and frightening. Foster added that the vandals did not seem to stop with fireworks. Body camera footage from an officer at the scene of another victim’s home showed evidence of a second incident.