OviedoA decoy 3D-printed camera cost under $200.
That admission reduced three felony charges to two misdemeanors.
Damage charges are graded by replacement cost, so a vendor’s price tag set how serious the crime looked.
Police still refuse to release records on how the decoy was built.
How each outlet framed it
- 404 Media leans critical
- exposes how police created fake camera decoys, overcharged destruction as felonies, then downgraded charges once worthlessness exposed
Sources: 404 Media