Not every breakup finds closure in heartfelt texts or an abandoned tub of Rocky Road. Sometimes, the need for an ending is expressed through something far more tactile—and, as WKYT recounts, far stranger. The story emerges from Richmond, Kentucky, where Stephanie Carlquist’s post-argument handiwork transformed her ex-boyfriend’s car into a tableau of salt, shattered glass, and—perhaps most ingeniously—glitter in the AC vents.
The police report, detailed by the outlet, describes a remarkable sequence: a slashed tire on July 6, followed by a more elaborate round of sabotage after an argument just over a week later. In addition to the engine being dosed with salt and the air vents sparkling with craft store vengeance, Carlquist allegedly cracked the windshield, damaged the rear-view mirror, and smashed the car’s radio display. The sum total of these misadventures? A repair bill that reads like a horror novel for anyone with car payments—$12,464.96, enough for the professionals at a local Goodyear to declare the car a financial lost cause.
From Confession to Instagram Apology
The account compiled by WKYT includes an unexpected twist: Carlquist reportedly didn’t hold her actions close to the vest. The tow truck driver called to haul the vehicle away was openly informed by Carlquist of her doings, prompting the driver to alert the victim’s mother. The aftermath played out partly online, with Carlquist messaging her ex-boyfriend on Instagram to apologize and point to pregnancy-related stress as a factor behind her behavior. The police interview, as recounted by the outlet, notes she admitted to the glitter and windshield damage, but distanced herself from other issues, suggesting the vehicle’s mechanical woes were simply maintenance overdue.
As described in court records referenced by WKYT, Carlquist now finds herself in Madison County Detention Center on a $12,000 bond, facing a felony criminal mischief charge while the saga plays out in the legal system.
The Salt-Glitter Conundrum: Low-Tech, High Drama
In a detail highlighted by WKYT, the methodical combination of salt and glitter reads less like a moment of rage, more like a calculated display of inventive mischief. Salt in the engine isn’t just folk wisdom—it’s a notorious form of sabotage, as anyone who’s ever wandered into the more vindictive corners of automotive forums can attest. The chemical aftermath all but guarantees no easy fix. As for the glitter, anyone who’s hosted a child’s birthday and then spent months discovering tiny sparkles will understand: the car’s AC vents are now a permanent reminder of the incident, dispensing a subtle but enduring spectacle probably never intended in the original manufacturer’s design.
The outlet also observes that, while some damage was acknowledged by Carlquist, questions linger—does a cracked windshield and a bedazzled AC justify totaling a car, or is it the layering of every possible petty grievance? There’s a level of performance art in the destruction; perhaps it’s the only way some people know to punctuate a relationship’s end.
Reflections in Glass Fragments (and Glitter Dust)
Given the details, one must marvel at the surreal juxtaposition here—common household items wielded with almost theatrical calculation. It’s a scenario at once absurd and revealing: the human impulse to mark endings, sometimes quite literally, with whatever is at hand. As WKYT notes through both the tidy police narrative and glimpses of digital remorse, the aftermath is more than just expensive; it’s memorable in a way that few breakups are.
For all the well-trodden advice to take the high road, human beings are endlessly creative when it comes to breakups—and occasionally, that creativity gets the best of us, and our ex’s sedan. Will future owners ever really get the glitter out? Or is that lingering shimmer now an indelible part of the car’s story? If automobiles could talk, this one would surely have a tale for the ages, though it might cough up a sparkle or two in the telling.
