California slingshot shooter, Prince King, of Azusa, arrested

An 81-year-old “serial slingshot shooter” who had been terrorizing his California neighborhood with the rudimentary weapon for almost a decade was arrested final week.

Azusa police collared octogenarian Prince King on Thursday after studying he — and never a teenage boy — was the individual believed to be accountable for varied cases of vandalism attributable to the slingshot over the course of 9 to 10 years.

King, of Azusa, is accused of concentrating on dozens of residents via the years — breaking home windows and windshields and almost hanging neighbors with ball bearings from the hand-held gadget.

No accidents had been reported over time however residents stated the harm usually price them 1000’s to make repairs.

He was arrested in his neighborhood the place cops have been responding to a “high quality of life” subject on the 900 block of North Enid Ave.

Police discovered new ball bearings and a slingshot at his house and promptly cuffed King.

The arrest is lengthy overdue as cops have been investigating for the reason that first reported slingshot incident almost a decade in the past.

“It’s been ongoing for a few years as a result of we simply didn’t determine who the suspect was,” Azusa police Lt. Jake Bushey advised the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

Bushey stated cops imagine King used his yard for taking pictures follow.

Police didn’t have a motive for the weird and drawn-out crime spree.

“We’re not conscious of any form of motive different than simply malicious mischief,” Bushey advised the native paper.

King did nonetheless goal his photographs — they weren’t random, police stated.