Overview
- Deputies in St. Johns County responded on Nov. 23 to a Sweetbrier Branch Lane home after a 911 report that someone was trying to kick in the front door.
- Three youths identified themselves as two 14-year-olds and one 13-year-old and were arrested on suspicion of loitering and prowling, with one also charged with criminal mischief for door damage.
- Body camera and surveillance video show officers finding the teens in dark clothing and gloves hiding near the property and warning them about the risk of an armed confrontation.
- The 911 audio captures the homeowner saying her husband had a gun in hand in case the intruders returned.
- Authorities say the group targeted multiple homes in the neighborhood and caution that the TikTok trend has spread, prompting police warnings to parents and teens.