Residents of Forest Grove can finally breathe a sigh of relief following the sentencing of Caleb Logan Spurlock, the man behind a months-long reign of vehicular vandalism. According to an official statement from the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, Spurlock was handed a 22-month prison sentence by Judge Kathleen Proctor for his spree of destruction that persisted from October 2023 through May 2024.
Spurlock, who dwelled one mile from the epicenter of his crimes with his parents, admitted guilt to four counts of criminal mischief in the first degree and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Carrying a sophisticated slingshot and metal ball bearings, he shot out the windows of passing vehicles on Pacific Avenue, including the car of an off-duty detective, which caught the victims off guard. His actions not only shattered windows but also left many injured by the resulting glass fragments. The community, in the grip of fear, mistakenly believed the sounds of his attacks to be gunshots.
The break in the case came when Forest Grove police installed cameras and caught Spurlock's silhouette in the deed, armed with an electric scooter and a slingshot. "The footage showed a man in a hoodie with an electric scooter shooting at passing vehicles," detailed the press release. The capture on May 24, 2024, was timely, as the police stopped Spurlock mid-attack, seizing his scooter and ball bearings together with the slingshot.
The spree extended beyond random street attacks, touching the Forest Grove car dealership where Spurlock had once been employed. Over a period in February 2024, he inflicted about $68,000 in damages, targeting 21 vehicles with the same electric scooter at his side, seen leaving the scene on surveillance footage. His calculated attacks pointed to a pattern of destruction, indifferent to the economic and emotional toll on the dealership and its customers.
Now serving his term, Spurlock has been ordered by Judge Proctor to pay upwards of $77,000 in restitution to the victims and will face two years of post-prison supervision following his release. The district attorney’s office lauded the Forest Grove Police for their pivotal role in ending Spurlock's spree.
