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Idiot teens busted after taking lawn mower for a joy ride in busy Target store, wild video shows

Nypost · · 296 words · By Anthony Blair
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Idiot teens busted after taking lawn mower for a joy ride in busy Target store, wild video shows This social media stunt just didn’t cut it.

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What happened

Idiot teens busted after taking lawn mower for a joy ride in busy Target store, wild video shows This social media stunt just didn’t cut it.

Why it matters

Two idiotic teenagers have been arrested for riding a lawn mower through a Florida Target for a viral social media video.

Common ground

Wild cellphone footage shows a teen — identified as Janek Szkaradek, 18 — wearing denim overalls and a straw hat on Saturday afternoon as he unloaded the lawn mower from a trailer for the ridiculous joyride through the store in Ocala, according to WESH.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Charkse was charged as a principal with disorderly conduct for allegedly recording the stunt.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Charske was charged as a principal with disorderly conduct specifically for his role in recording the stunt.
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web search NEUTRAL — Charske allegedly recorded the Target stunt on video, with police saying the incidents were carried out for social media attention.Charske was charged as a principal with disorderly conduct in connect…
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/teens-arrested-for-dri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Charske, who recorded the incident and posted it on social media channels associated with the pair, was charged with principle to disorderly conduct on the premises of a licensed establishment.
https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/04/27/teens-involved-in-lawn…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
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Claim 2: “Pal Luke Charske, 18, was also arrested after allegedly filming the stunt, which cops said caused widespread damage.”
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Web search results confirm that Luke Charske was arrested and that his alleged role involved filming the stunt, which police linked to social media attention.
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web search NEUTRAL — Charske allegedly recorded the Target stunt on video, with police saying the incidents were carried out for social media attention. Janek Szkaradek and Luke Charske mugshots for lawnmower prank OPD. T…
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/teens-arrested-for-dri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Metropolitan police are investigating tonight following a devastating incident after a woman in central London drove her car into a busy crowd. Police say that the ordeal occurred shortly after 4:30 a…
https://bazaardaily.co.uk/2026/04/a-woman-has-been-arrested-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A woman allegedly tried to flee police by jumping into the Hātea River at the Whangārei Town Basin yesterday.On-duty officers responded to arrest her. “It was at this point the woman fled and jumped i…
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Claim 3: “Both teens were both released on Sunday, jail records show.”
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While multiple web search results discuss the arrests and charges, the specific claim that 'Jail records show that both teenagers were released on Sunday' is not independently corroborated by a second, different source. The evidence is consistent across the search results but lacks the necessary second source confirmation.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the 32 days between when Grazzini-Rucki was arrested, and her daughters were found, Grazzini-Rucki spent almost two weeks in jail in Osceola County, Florida. It was during this time that Grazzini-R…
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web search NEUTRAL — A British teenager jailed in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has been released and is back in the UK. Marcus Fakana, now aged 19, was sentenced in December to a year's imprisonment after …
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web search NEUTRAL — His murder bond was reduced to $200,000 while his tampering with evidence bond was reduced to $50,000. McDonald posted bail Friday. McDonald's murder trial, which was expected to begin on Nov. 5, is n…
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Claim 4: ““He actually drove straight into the door first and shattered it,” said shocked shopper Vanessa Scarlett, who filmed her own footage of the hairbrained stunt.”
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While the claim is detailed, the specific quote attributed to 'Vanessa Scarlett' stating the mower 'drove straight into the door first and shattered it' is only present in the context of the provided web search results, and no other independent source corroborates this exact detail or quote.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mariana & Scarlett (Hilos de amor) is a Colombian telenovela television series. It was produced by Caracol TV and starred Carolina Acevedo, Carolina Guerra and Patrick Delmas with the participation of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions fil…
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Claim 5: “Wild cellphone footage shows a teen — identified as Janek Szkaradek, 18 — wearing denim overalls and a straw hat on Saturday afternoon as he unloaded the lawn mower from a trailer for the ridiculous joyride through the store in Ocala, according to WESH.”
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Web search results confirm the details regarding Janek Szkaradek, the attire (denim overalls and straw hat), the activity (unloading a lawn mower from a trailer for a joyride), and the location/time (Ocala Target store on Saturday afternoon).
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web search NEUTRAL — Wild cellphone footage shows a teen — identified as Janek Szkaradek- wearing denim overalls and a straw hat as he unloaded the lawn mower from a trailer for the ridiculous joyride through the ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/27/us-news/teens-joyride-lawn-mow…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two 18-year-olds in Ocala were arrested Saturday after a video captured them driving a lawn mower into a Target store, damaging the doors.
https://www.wesh.com/article/they-are-crimes-not-harmless-vi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover Following News Local Science Technology Crime Politics Entertainment Lifestyle Food & Drink This story is unavailable Go to Feed
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/homicide-suspect-in-car…
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Claim 6: “Both Szkaradek and Charkse were charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct in relation to the stunt.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Szkaradek was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct, and Charske was charged with disorderly conduct.
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web search NEUTRAL — Szkaradek is being charged with disorderly conduct on the premises of a licensed establishment, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct.Related. Tagged: Ocala FL, Ocala Police Department, Target.
https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/04/27/teens-involved-in-lawn…
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web search NEUTRAL — Szkaradek was booked for counts of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct in connection with both incidents. Charske was booked for one count of disorderly conduct for his alleged role in recording …
https://wcyb.com/news/nation-world/florida-teens-face-crimin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police say the acts endangered others and were not harmless pranks. According to officials, Szkaradek faces charges including criminal mischief and disorderly conduct, while Charske was charged as a p…
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/2-florida-teens-arrested-a…
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Claim 7: “Two idiotic teenagers have been arrested for riding a lawn mower through a Florida Target for a viral social media video.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that two Florida teens were arrested for a lawn mower stunt at a Target store in Ocala. Sources report the arrests and the nature of the stunt.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 17, 2025, a mass shooting occurred on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. The suspect, 20-year-old student Phoenix Ikner, has been charged with two …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Target Corporation, an American general merchandise retailer, first began in 1902 by George Dayton. The company was originally named Goodfellow Dry Goods in June 1902 before being renam…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Target Corporation, doing business as Target (stylized in all lowercase as target), is an American retail corporation headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Target operates retail sto…
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Claim 8: “Damage from Saturday’s stunt was reportedly still visible on Sunday, with wooden boards covering broken glass at the entrance.”
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The detail that damage was visible on Sunday with wooden boards covering broken glass is reported across multiple web search results, but the specific claim about the wooden boards covering the glass on Sunday is not independently corroborated by a second, different source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Did a Greenpeace publicity stunt damage the site of Peru's Nazca lines?Tina Loeffelbein, a spokeswoman for Greenpeace, asserted the activists were "absolutely careful to protect the Nazca lines" durin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Step 3: Attack the wooden boards to break them, then crouch to squeeze through the opening. Follow the short passage to find a treasure chest at the end with the Helfryn Leather Boots inside.
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web search NEUTRAL — Additional damage is also visible at two more tunnel entrances in another image. Experts from intelligence analysis firm Maiar assessed that the entrances probably sustained "moderate" structural dama…
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