PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man is under arrest after police said he vandalized a Philadelphia Gas Works vehicle by slashing a tire.
According to authorities, it was around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday when Carnell Wilder, 59, approached a PGW employee operating a digger loader on Ford Road in West Philadelphia.
Police said Wilder then asked him, “Why aren’t you striking?" He then pulled out a knife and slashed the rear tire of the loader.
Wilder injured his hand while damaging the tire. He was taken to a hospital for treatment and was eventually placed in police custody. He has been charged with possessing an instrument of crime, criminal mischief, and institutional vandalism.