Massachusetts man accused of placing large rocks in road to damage vehicles

 

Massachusetts man accused of placing large rocks in road to damage vehicles

KINGSTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts man is accused of intentionally placing large rocks on a highway, which led to several vehicles being damaged, authorities said.

Cameron Currier, 31, of Kingston, is facing 20 charges that include 11 counts of malicious damage to a motor vehicle and nine counts of attempting to commit a crime: malicious damage to a motor vehicle, the Kingston Police Department wrote in a news release posted to Facebook.

Currier was arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Tuesday and a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf, according to WFXT-TV.

According to investigators, police have investigated reports of large rocks or boulders placed on Pembroke Street near Reed Street in Kingston since February, the Kingston Police Department wrote on Facebook.

Police said the rocks weighed between 15 and 50 pounds and were placed in the middle of the highway over a distance of about a half-mile. The area was heavily wooded and dark with no residences nearby.

“It became apparent someone was maliciously placing these rocks on the road to cause damage to vehicles,” police wrote on Facebook.