According to the Salt Lake Tribune’s Jay Drew, four University of Utah students were charged today with criminal mischief by the Provo City Attorney’s Office for their vandalism of the cougar statue on the grounds of LaVell Edwards Stadium.
The defendants, all between the ages of 18 and 20, were reportedly caught when they violated one of the first rules of avoiding the cops—never return to the scene of the crime. Witnesses to the spray painting of the defenseless cougar had identified the suspects’ vehicle as a Volkswagen Beetle (ironically, a blue one) to BYU Police, who were watching the area when the vandals returned to take selfies with their handiwork.