Q: What is the punishment for Malicious destruction to property
There was an incident at my house where my bests friends aunt wouldnt leave and she backed into my friends car, they broke out her windows then she gunned it out my driveway I ended up on the hood till the end of driveway. The sheriff arrested 3 of us and we sat in jail from Friday till Tuesday then released as they needed more info to press charges. We go back to court on the 18
A:
It sounds like a lot is going on there.
There can be civil remedies for destruction of property that you could, depending on the value of what this person damaged/destroyed, bring in Small Claims court. If it's more than $10,000.00, then you could file a CS or CJ action.
There can be criminal remedies that the police would need to investigate, send to the district attorney, and then the district attorney would determine whether or not to bring criminal charges.
Car insurance caveat: You could also check with your insurance agent to see if this is covered under your vehicle insurance. Some policies exclude intentional actions like this, but others don't. It's at least worth an inquiry with your agent.
I wish you the best.
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