VALRICO, FL \u2014 A man was arrested for throwing nails into the road in a Valrico neighborhood, the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a news release. <\/p>\n
The investigation began Sept. 11 when the sheriff\u2019s office received a call that hundreds of nails were scattered on South Miller Road and Lithia Center Lane. <\/p>\n
Over the next five months, there were 27 additional reports of nails on Valrico roads, the sheriff\u2019s office said. <\/p>\n
Deputies learned that the driver of a white pickup truck was throwing nails onto the road at the intersection of Bucknell Road and Miller Road, damaging several vehicles.<\/p>\n
They saw Felix Uresti, 51, get out of his white 2022 Toyota Tundra on Tuesday, just after 10:30 a.m., and put nails on Miller Road, the sheriff\u2019s office said. He was later taken into custody. <\/p>\n
While searching his truck, deputies found the same roofing nails that were previously seen in the road in a large bucket of nails in the back seat. <\/p>\n
Uresti was charged with six counts of criminal mischief $1,000 or more, violation of Florida litter law (public or private property), and throwing a deadly missile at, within, or into a vehicle.<\/p>\n
“Throwing nails into the roadway is a deliberate and malicious act that puts innocent people in danger and carries serious consequences,\u201d Sheriff Chad Chronister said. \u201cThis was a senseless decision that endangered working families, children, and first responders when seconds matter most.”<\/p>\n
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