APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Another teen was convicted Tuesday in a vandalism and arson spree which caused $2 million in damage.
Kevin Peterson, 19, pleaded no contest to 12 charges, including seven counts of criminal damage to property and two counts of arson. Sentencing is set for May 22.
Another teen, Brandon Fossum, 18, was recently sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the spree. Restitution has not been determined.
A third suspect, Zach Vandenhoven, 17, pleaded guilty to arson and burglary, but reached a deferred prosecution agreement. He is on county supervision for 4.5 years, court records show. Typically, if no future crimes are committed, such an agreement means the conviction could be expunged from his record.
The investigation started when vandalism was discovered at construction sites across the Fox Valley last January, and when fires damaged elevators in downtown Appleton’s Yellow and Green parking ramps.
Among the sites vandalized were the Fox Cities Champion Center site in Grand Chute, a home in Appleton and an apartment complex in Little Chute. The destruction to the Champion Center site included extensive damage to at least five trailers valued at $30,000 apiece. One estimate put the total damage at $2 million.
Court documents stated Peterson said this all started because the teens were bored one day.
