Hull Man Charged In Alleged Drunken Rampage

HULL, MA — A Hull man went on a drunken rampage Saturday, allegedly vandalizing three vehicles parked in his neighbor's driveway, police said.

Christopher Vanslyke, 35, was arrested Saturday night and charged with seven felony counts of malicious destruction of property, according to the Hull Police Department.

At about 11:03 p.m., police responded to a report of vandalism on Spring Street. At the scene, a resident told police that Vanslyke was invited to a gathering at his house. Vanslyke, who appeared to be drunk according to the witness, continued to drunk and was unsteady on his feet. He was walked home by the resident who told him to stop drinking.

A few minutes later, people at the resident's party heard loud noises from the driveway and allegedly saw Vanslyke standing between two cars, with windows broken on thee cars and multiple tires slashed on the vehicles. A gas grill was also knocked over and damaged.

One car, a 2017 Jeep Wrangler, sustained a broken windshield and slashed driver's side tires. The second car, a 2003 Nissan Xterra, had multiple broken windows and two driver's side tires slashed. A third car, a 2004 Honda CRV, had multiple broken windows and one passenger's side tire slashed, police said.

The resident called police, and Vanslyke was found and arrested at his home. He was released on $340 cash bail pending his arraignment in Hingham District Court.

Information in this article was provided by the Hull Police Department. Arrests and charges mentioned don't imply conviction.

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