Man Arrested For Driving Through Cemetery And Performing “Donuts” Over Gravestones
Paragould, Arkansas: A man is currently facing multiple charges after he drove through a cemetery damaging several gravestones.
The Paragould man reportedly performed donuts over gravestones.
According to the police, the incident happened on July 8, 2020, at around 11:30 pm in the Linwood Cemetery.
According to a news release from the Paragould Police Department, emergency services received a call about a black SUV doing donuts in the cemetery.
As police officers were responding, the SUV stopped and the driver ran away from the scene.
Witnesses provided information about the man and directed them where he was last seen.
The man was later identified as 43-year-old Bradley D. Sweaney.
A judge on Thursday charged him with 12 counts of destruction/removal of a cemetery or grave marker, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, and driving on a suspended driver’s license.
Sweaney is currently being held in the Greene County Jail.
He is being held on a $125,000 cash-only bail bond.