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‘Tremendous’ damage in Signal Mountain vandalism; names, mugshots released of those charged

Tire tracks are visible in the grassy "quad" area Sunday, March 8, 2015, after vandals damaged athletic and facility fields at Signal Mountain Middle High School in Signal Mountain, Tenn.
Tire tracks are visible in the grassy "quad" area Sunday, March 8, 2015, after vandals damaged athletic and facility fields at Signal Mountain Middle High School in Signal Mountain, Tenn. Tire tracks are visible in the grassy "quad" area Sunday, March 8, 2015, after vandals damaged athletic and facility fields at Signal Mountain Middle High School in Signal Mountain, Tenn.
photo Tire tracks are visible in the grassy “quad” area Sunday, March 8, 2015, after vandals damaged athletic and facility fields at Signal Mountain Middle High School in Signal Mountain, Tenn.

One Signal Mountain Middle/High School student and several former students have been arrested and charged with felony vandalism to the school’s band and football practice fields.

Police said the fields were damaged Feb. 26 when trucks were driven over them after a recent, 8-inch snowfall.

“Just poor judgment,” Signal Mountain Police Department Chief Mike Williams said. “Getting out, trying to have a good time and, in the meantime, [they] just basically destroyed a good portion of school property.”

John R. Wilson, 18, a Signal Mountain High School student, and four others — Lillian A. McGinnis, 19, McCallie A. Padgett, 19, David C. Sitton, 19, and Richard A. Mundis, 22 — were arrested. All five were released on bond.