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Dec 12, 2008 10:29 pm US/Central
Man Charged For Spraying Pranksters With Fox Urine
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"I figured that fox urine against eggs was probably equal force, and so I should be okay," said Wagar.
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Fifty-year-old Scott Wagar says he's sick of teenage pranksters vandalizing his house.
"For seven years now I have been spending a week in my front yard guarding it and defending it," said 50-year-old Scott Wagar.
Wagar never used to have a problem with homecoming traditions, until he became one. Years ago he caught a group of Willmar High School students trying to cover his house in toilet paper and he made them clean it up. Since then, the pranksters have been coming back for more.
"They come with ketchup, and peanut butter, and eggs and toilet paper," said Wagar.
This year, Wagar borrowed a pair of night vision goggles from his son and waited outside. It wasn't long before he saw a group of about 20 kids approaching his house from the east, through a soybean field. He confronted them and asked them to leave. They refused and began throwing eggs at him. That's when Scott unleashed his secret weapon.
"I figured that fox urine against eggs was probably equal force, and so I should be okay," said Wagar.
Using a Super Soaker squirt gun, Wagar sprayed the teens with fox urine. One teen grabbed him around the neck, and when he wouldn't let go, Wagar bent his finger back.
That is when the cops showed up and the kids ran. One teen left his cell phone behind, and when his father called to get it back, Wagar said he needed $100 for property damages first.
"He said, 'Well I ain't going to pay that.' I says, 'Well then I guess we don't have anything to talk about,'" said Wagar.
But Wagar's 'battle in the bushes' recently took a turn when he found out he was being charged with 5th degree assault for spraying the teens.
"I get front page coverage now all because someone is trying to make me a criminal, all because I didn't want my property destroyed. There is something wrong with that whole picture in my opinion," said Wagar.
Others around town seem to agree with Wagar.
"Personally, in the past it sounded like he had asked for help and had not received any. I may have taken matters into my own hands as well," said Michael Thompson.
Lucas Smit agreed, "Maybe there is a better approach to take, but I don't think I would have put up with that either."
If convicted, Wagar could face up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. He is also being charged with disorderly conduct for his altercation with the teen, and theft for keeping the cell phone. The Kandiyohi County Attorney wouldn't say if any of the teenagers will be charged.
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