Three teenagers have been charged with a variety of offenses for vandalizing property at a park in East Cobb.
According to arrest warrants, they were part of a group of several teens that damaged a bathroom and performed doughnuts in the parking lot of Harrison Park (2653 Shallowford Road) on March 1.
The teens who have been charged include Rian Scott Cushenan, 17, and Gavin Petersen Smith, 18, both of East Cobb, who were booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on March 6 and were released the next day.
Also arrested was William Chandler Childs, 18, of Athens, who was booked on March 11 and released the next day.
Their warrants state that they have been charged with one misdemeanor count each of criminal trespass and one felony count each of criminal interference with government property.
Smith also is a facing a misdemeanor count of reckless driving, according to his warrant.
The arrest warrants state that the group of teens arrived at Harrison Park between 1:30 a.m. and 1:50 a.m. on March 1.
Smith is accused of performing doughnuts in the parking lot “in a reckless manner,” according to his warrant, and Cushenan’s warrant states the teens came to the park to drink alcohol after hours.
The teens also damaged a women’s bathroom “by pulling the soap dispenser off the wall and discharging a fire extinguisher all over the bathroom floor and walls,” according to the warrants.
Cushenan was arrested at Pope High School and Petersen at his home address, according to their warrants.
They and Childs were released after posting $3,500 bonds, according to Cobb Sheriff’s Office booking reports.
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