Police have made two arrests in a Burlington vandalism spree spanning two years.

BB holes through windshields, slashed tires-- sure, Burlington has had vandalism sprees before.

"I do not recall any that have been this horrendous," Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George said.

Some 220 victims and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

"They're acting like 15-year-olds going around town terrorizing the community," George said.

Their alleged reign of terror ended Wednesday. Two men were busted by Burlington Police: William Bowler, 24, of Swanton; and Alexander Charbonneau, 30, of Burlington. They both pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of unlawful mischief in court Thursday.

The prosecutor said Bowler was cooperative and made a full confession to police.

"Mr. Charbonneau approached him about doing this and they did it. And he quickly kind of became addicted to the feeling it gave him," George said.

Bowler allegedly said the 2-year crime spree was his way of escaping the depression and grief associated with his father's death. Charbonneau declined to offer a motive or speak to police at all.

Investigators used the GPS in Bowler's pickup to prove the men slowly circled small areas, and then matched their routes to the vandalism reports.

"Mr. Charbonneau would lean out of the window and slash people's tires as he would go by or shoot at people's cars," George said. "The number of people who could have been injured is really concerning."

Bowler told police they targeted Prius models specifically and foreign cars generally. He claims Charbonneau did not like the kind of person that stereotypically drove those cars.

When police arrested Charbonneau, they say he had two semiautomatic handguns, one revolver, 14 knives and a hatchet hidden on his body.

"For anybody to be carrying those kinds of weapons around for no apparent reason is extremely concerning," George said. "You know, especially a day after a school shooting."

Despite protests from their lawyers, the judge required both men to be held until a responsible adult was vetted to vouch for them. And once they're out, they will be on a 24-hour curfew.

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