Tara Mauney, a 41-year-old mother from Colleyville, is accused of leading eight middle school students through a series of juvenile pranks on local homes.
Included are writing graffiti on outside walls and placing raw chicken in a mailbox that caused almost $6,000 worth of damage to one home.
It's all set out inan arrest warrant affidavit for Mauney. She was arrested several days after the incident in July and charged with criminal mischief between $1,500 and $20,000.
Mauney, who is free on $7,500 bail, has declined to comment, other than to say that "the kids have retracted some statements.
Read what other people are saying in this report by Domingo Ramirez Jr.
I guess it is a Texas tradition. We buy toliet paper for our kids all the time. Ours boys toliet paper everyone in our neighborhood, especially in the summertime. This parent didnt go back out with the kids at 2 in the morning. They snuck out. This seems fueled by some jealous petty parents wanting drama. Stuff like this in Dallas FT/Worth doesn't get that kind of attn out of nowhere. Its just plain silly move onto real news.
Posted by: dee dee wallace | September 22, 2012 at 01:41 PM
Something just doesn't match up with this story.
Its obvious from this moms fb that she's been a surrogate to these kids for many years without incident. And this is a group of a LOT of kids.
Regarding a $6,000 graffiti restoration. Spray-on graffiti remover for indelible ink, paint, etc. is available at Home Depot for under $10. Washes off with water.
This sounds like a homeowner looking for a big payday.
Posted by: Stanrumfield | September 23, 2012 at 11:36 AM