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IDAHO FALLS — A 33-year-old man was charged with throwing 11 electric scooters into Idaho's Snake River.
Nathan Frost, of Idaho Falls, was charged with felony malicious injury to property and misdemeanor resisting or obstructing officers.
According to court documents, on July 14, Idaho Falls police officers were dispatched to John's Hole Forebay at 950 River Parkway after a report that a man, later identified as Frost, was throwing Bird-brand electric scooters into the river.
The person said Frost was wearing a blue-gray shirt and gray shorts and was riding on a one-wheel motorized scooter along the Idaho Falls Greenbelt Riverwalk.
Officers checked the area and eventually spotted Frost near the Residence Inn, heading south along the greenbelt. An officer caught up with him and turned on her emergency lights, indicating that Frost needed to stop.
Police reports say Frost continued to ride along a canal bank and refused to listen to officers' commands.
An officer yelled at Frost from the south side of Guns and Gear to stop, but he didn't, according to court documents.
Police then set up a perimeter to contain Frost and caught him near 1350 Whitewater Drive after he "jumped off his one-wheel scooter and ran on foot," according to court documents.
Witnesses told police Frost had pushed approximately 11 Bird scooters into the river or adjacent canal, the report states. According to police reports, each scooter is worth $699.
Frost was booked into the Bonneville County Jail.
