Overview

• Ryan Schaefer, 19, a Missouri State University sophomore, is charged with felony property damage after 17 vehicles were damaged in the campus freshman parking lot in late August.
• A probable cause statement describes a phone search that found a typo-filled ChatGPT exchange minutes after the incident, including questions about getting caught and apparent admissions.
• Investigators cite shoe prints, cellphone location data, surveillance images, and witness identifications, along with the consented search of Schaefer's iPhone.
• He is held on $7,500 bond with conditions that include avoiding alcohol-serving venues, random drug and alcohol testing, and electronic monitoring.
• Schaefer denies involvement and denies making admissions, and the case remains pending with no trial or conviction reported.