Documented Incident
Two teenagers arrested after Flock ALPR camera cut down and smashed in Kanarraville, Utah
Event: August 23, 2025 · First reported: August 25, 2026 · 2 sources
Iron County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report on Aug. 23 that someone was cutting down a Flock automatic license plate reader camera near the 400 S block of Main Street in Kanarraville, Utah. Deputies reported finding the camera severed at its base with cut wiring and a shattered solar panel. Cedar City Police stopped a vehicle leaving the area for speeding and reported seeing a sledgehammer and a reciprocating saw blade inside; Woodruff Warren Barlow, 19, and Kody Warren Nyborg, 18, were each booked into the Iron County Jail on one count of criminal mischief with a loss over $5,000, a second-degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a third-degree felony. Charges are allegations, and both men are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The case is one of a growing number of criminal prosecutions tied to physical damage of ALPR equipment, and it illustrates how disputes over camera surveillance are increasingly playing out in courtrooms rather than council chambers. Felony-level charges based on equipment value also raise questions for other communities about the legal exposure attached to interfering with privately manufactured cameras placed in public spaces.
Key facts
- Both men face a second-degree felony criminal mischief count alleging loss over $5,000 and a third-degree felony obstruction of justice count.
- Deputies reported the camera was cut at the base, its wiring severed and its solar panel shattered by what appeared to be a hammer strike.
- Police said a search warrant on the vehicle turned up a reciprocating saw, a blade and a sledgehammer, plus trash bags they said were used as improvised ponchos.
- According to police, Barlow admitted damaging the camera during a roadside interview and Nyborg said he got the idea from 'de-flock America' videos on social media; these accounts have not been tested in court.
- The article does not report the year of the Aug. 23 incident, the camera's owner or contracting agency, or the status of the court case.
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- Two jailed for cutting down, smashing Flock camera in Kanarraville (ABC4 Utah, August 25, 2026)
- 2 teens arrested after allegedly cutting down, smashing Flock camera in Kanarraville (St. George News, August 25, 2026)
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