John Jefferson
Inset: Evelina Fabianski. Background: Car she allegedly vandalized in Deltona, Florida (Volusia County Sheriff’s Office).
A Florida teen, mad that her ex-boyfriend owed her some $700, allegedly decided it would be a good idea to spray yellow paint all over his black Infiniti to get back at him.
The problem? Her boyfriend does not have an Infiniti.
Now, his neighbor — who just happened to park their Infiniti in front of the targeted ex-boyfriend’s house — is dealing with a car full of bright yellow smiley faces and other spray-painted marks all over the exterior.
“Oops, wrong car,” the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office quipped in a Facebook post.
Deputies responded to a vandalism call shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 2800 block of Gramercy Drive in Deltona. Cops arrived and saw the car and a teen in a red hoodie and gray sweatpants walking away from the scene, a probable cause arrest affidavit said.
She told the deputy she was not involved, but the yellow spray paint allegedly on her pants was a dead giveaway.
“This one’s not involved but she has yellow head paint from head to toe,” a deputy said sarcastically, according to body camera video obtained by local CBS affiliate WKMG.
Deputies identified her as a 16-year-old girl.
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Police also saw a teen in the driver’s seat of a Suzuki. She was identified as 18-year-old Evelina Fabianski. The deputy also saw two open bottles of Four Loko inside the car, the affidavit said. Cops took both teens into custody. In an interview with deputies, Fabianski said she was upset with her ex-boyfriend for owing her money and “decided to spray paint what she thought was his vehicle,” cops wrote. The 16-year-old said she was friends with Fabianski and tagged along to vandalize the vehicle, per cops. They also allegedly threw at least three eggs at it.
A neighbor told deputies she woke up and saw the two teens slowly drive up to the Infiniti. The woman said she came out of her home and the Suzuki sped away. She stood in a dimly lit area and saw a female in a hoodie. She approached the teen and asked her name. The teen allegedly responded her name was “Evelina” and asked about the whereabouts of the woman’s son. The woman went back into her home, according to the affidavit.
Deputies then spoke with the Infiniti’s owner. He said he had arrived home around 3 p.m. and decided to park across the street from his home. He estimated the damage was about $5,000.
“You really need to try harder to try to be sneaky because you are god awful,” a deputy told the two teens. “You guys spray-painted the wrong damn car.”
Both teens were arrested for criminal mischief over $1,000. Cops also allegedly found 33.8 grams of marijuana, a glass pipe and an empty bottle of Crown Royal inside the suspect car. They also discovered a can of yellow spray paint in the trunk, according to the affidavit.
Fabianski faces additional charges of contributing to the delinquency of a child, possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person under 21 and driving under the influence.
She was taken to the Volusia County Jail where she has since posted bond while the 16-year-old went to the Volusia County Family Resource Center.
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