Two 18-year-olds accused of driving lawnmower into Target for social media prank, police say

Two 18-year-olds were arrested for disorderly conduct after filming a social media stunt in multiple chain stores in Ocala.
Published: Apr. 27, 2026 at 2:16 PM EDT

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) - Two 18-year-olds in Florida were arrested after driving a lawn mower into a Target store for a prank video, authorities said.

Janek Szkaradek, 18, was arrested after driving a lawn mower through a Target store on Southwest College Road on Saturday, damaging a door.

Luke Charske, also 18, recorded the stunt and was also arrested.

The night before the Target stunt, Szkaradek used a leaf blower inside a Culver’s restaurant, the video shows.

Janek Szkaradek, 18, was arrested after driving a lawnmower through the Target store on SW College Road on Saturday, damaging a door. Luke Charske, also 18, recorded the stunt.(MCSO)

Szkaradek was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct in the Culver’s incident, and with disorderly conduct in the Target incident.

Charske was charged as a principal with disorderly conduct in the Target incident.

Both Szkaradek and Charske were released from the Marion County Jail on bond.