A Mechanicsville man has been arrested after damaging a vehicle in the parking lot of MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, in Leonardtown, on August 24, 2024. According to court documents, Paul Leo Herbert, 33, of Mechanicsville, was charged with malicious destruction of property valued at less than $1,000. St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary Wolfe responded to the hospital parking lot around 5:38 p.m. after receiving a report of a disturbance. Upon arriving, Deputy Wolfe found Herbert sitting on a curb holding an exterior mirror that had been removed from a 2006 Chrysler 300. Herbert, who appeared to be very intoxicated, admitted to breaking the mirror off the car. When asked about the incident, Herbert stated, “I broke it off a car in the parking lot.” He claimed he thought the vehicle belonged to a friend and that he “broke it to mess with them,” but later realized it was not his friend’s car. Herbert admitted, “I knew I broke the mirror and did it on purpose; it just happened to be the wrong car.” Witnesses, including hospital security staff, reported seeing Herbert interacting with the mirrors of multiple vehicles in the parking lot. A security officer stated that Herbert had […]
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