'He was overdue for oil': Woman glittered ex's AC vents and poured salt in engine, destroying car after fight, police say

A 31-year-old large pistillate from Kentucky was arrested aft she allegedly destroyed her ex-boyfriend's car by pouring brackish successful the vehicle's engine, slashing his tires, and putting glitter into his aerial conditioning vents.

Stephanie Carlquist, who appeared to beryllium gleefully smiling successful her authoritative mug shot, was taken into custody past week and charged with 1 number of first-degree transgression mischief, records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

Under state law, first-degree transgression mischief is simply a Class D felony that occurs erstwhile an idiosyncratic "intentionally oregon wantonly" destroys oregon damages immoderate spot causing a nonaccomplishment of $500 oregon much and carries a maximum punishment of 5 years successful situation and a good of up to $10,000.

The alleged harm to the ex-boyfriend's car was inflicted connected 2 abstracted days successful July, according to tribunal documents obtained by Lexington CBS and CW affiliate WKYT.

The study states that connected July 6, Carlquist slashed 1 of the tires connected her ex's car to forestall him from leaving her home. She allegedly returned to the conveyance sometime aft a July 15 argument, which is erstwhile she is accused of pouring brackish into the engine, glittering the aerial conditioning vents, and shattering his windshield, rearview mirrors and vigor screen.

The ex-boyfriend connected July 20 reportedly called a tow motortruck and had his car brought to a section Goodyear repair shop. There, mechanics provided him with an estimation of $12,464 successful damages, but yet determined that the conveyance was "completely damaged beyond repair," Louisville CBS affiliate WLKY reported.

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According to the Richmond Police Department, Carlquist spoke to the operator of the tow motortruck erstwhile helium arrived astatine her location to prime up her ex-boyfriend's car. During the conversation, she allegedly admitted to destroying the vehicle, per WKYT. The tow motortruck operator past called the ex-boyfriend's mother, who co-owned the damaged car, and informed her astir Carlquist's admission.

The parent besides obtained messages allegedly sent by Carlquist to her lad done Instagram successful which Carlquist confessed to and apologized for damaging the vehicle, telling her ex that she was "just stressed out" owed to being pregnant, Lexington Fox affiliate WDKY reported.

"The lone happening I did was enactment glitter successful the aerial vents and wounded the windshield," she wrote successful 1 of the messages, per WLKY. "He was overdue for lipid and centrifugal and everything else. Oh, and the tire."

Carlquist's begetter besides reportedly sent the ex-boyfriend substance messages confirming that his girl was liable for damaging the car.

"He'll marque definite Stephanie pays him backmost for each the harm to the car," constabulary reportedly wrote, referencing the father's messages, successful a probable origin affidavit. The begetter besides reportedly said helium hoped that they could "come to a amended solution than Stephanie taking a felony charge, truthful cipher gets wounded anymore."

Carlquist was taken into custody connected Thursday and released aft posting enslaved of $12,000. She is presently scheduled to look successful tribunal for her arraignment connected Monday.