Man Shows His Love of Daughter By Carving it Into the Side of Another Man's Vehicle

A 35-year-old Waupaca man is facing charges after he decided to express his feelings for his daughter by carving a message into the side of a Muskego man’s vehicle.

Christopher W. Yakich was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Friday with one count of criminal damage to property. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

On May 2010, a man living in the W13400 block of Fennimore Lane reported someone had carved “I love you Destiny” into the driver’s side of his vehicle. The victim suspected Yakich because he used to date the man’s girlfriend and had a child named Destiny with her.

Yakich denied the claims, saying he was in Waupaca at the time of the incident, however, police later discovered he was actually in Muskego at the time. Yakich told police he initially lied because he didn’t know what else to do, but admitted to carving the message into the victim’s vehicle because his daughter’s birthday was coming up and he thought the victim was abusing her.

He will make his initial appearance in court June 4.