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Teens accused of destroying Flock camera until battery exploded, igniting fire near homes: report
Deputies said the teens used a saw and hammer, causing one camera to catch fire and leaving $5,150 in damage.
- On August 15, 2026, three 19-year-olds—Blaze Fuller, James Ryerson, and Samuel Carlisle—were arrested for allegedly destroying two Flock cameras in Edgemoor, Chester County.
- According to police affidavit, Ryerson and Carlisle sawed down the cameras and beat them with a hammer until a battery exploded, igniting a fire, while Fuller held a "tacit" agreement to assist.
- Deputies estimate the damage to the infrastructure totals $5,150, leading to conspiracy and malicious injury charges for the trio, with injury value cited as more than $2,000.
- Chester County Sheriff Max Dorsey defended the devices, stating they aid in solving violent crimes and finding abducted children, while condemning the destruction as ineffective political protest.
- Dorsey emphasized that while citizens have the right to question public policy, criminal destruction of public safety infrastructure puts the community at risk and does not "advance an argument.
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Teens accused of destroying Flock camera until battery exploded, igniting fire near homes: report
Three South Carolina teens were arrested after allegedly destroying a Flock Safety automated license plate reader camera as tensions over the surveillance network grow nationwide.
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Three teenagers arrested for allegedly destroying Flock cameras in South Carolina
Three 19-year-olds have been arrested after two Flock Safety cameras were allegedly cut down and destroyed in Chester County, South Carolina, authorities said. Blaze Fuller, Samuel Carlisle and James Ryerson were arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy and destruction of property in connection with the incident in the Edgemoor area, according to the Chester County Sheriff’s Office. The cameras went offline between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Aug.…
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