Cops: Man goes on bulldozer rampage, damages property
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A Colorado man is in custody in South Dakota after law enforcement authorities accused him of stealing a bulldozer and using it to damage a building and destroy a pickup truck.
Police in Rapid City say 21-year-old Justin Thornley of Empire, Colo., was arrested Sunday on felony charges of destruction of property and aggravated grand theft.
Police say officers followed the bulldozer as it crossed a road into a field. They say Thornley also stuck electrical power poles and damaged concrete curbs while operating the equipment.
Police say officers had to use a less-lethal beanbag shotgun, pepper spray and a stun gun as they tried to arrest Thornley.
He also faces a misdemeanor count of obstructing a police officer.