A MAN has been arrested after he tore down a fence that a woman had put up next to her neighbor’s home, police said.
Officers scrambled to the Saugerties, New York, neighborhood in February following the dispute.
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Police said that Tyler Brinkhuis, 26, came out of the house belonging to the neighbor in Saugerties, located 49 miles from Albany, and started shouting at the woman.
Cops revealed he ripped the fence down that she had just put up.
Brinkhuis was arrested on suspicion of a misdemeanor of criminal mischief in the fourth degree.
Cops said he was processed before being released on a police appearance ticket.
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The U.S. Sun has contacted the Saugerties Police Department for further comment on the case.
Suspects accused of criminal mischief in the fourth degree in New York could face various punishments, ranging from a fine to a year behind bars to probation of up to three years.
Residents have told how they have put up privacy fences amid disputes involving neighbors.
Meanwhile, The U.S. Sun reported how Carl Kurtz, of South Carolina, built a privacy fence after tension mounted with his neighbors over his dogs.
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In a interview with local NBC affiliate WYFF, Kurtz said he was stunned when animal control officials visited and said they received complaints over the animals’ barking.
Kurtz said he decided to put up the fence to give both him and his neighbor more privacy.
His neighbor Dustin Earnhardt was outraged by the decision.
Earnhardt told WYFF: “It’s atrocious. It’s way too high.”
He said that he didn’t intend to take the fence down despite the objections to it.
Kurtz added: "The fence is up now and I don't intend to take it down."
