Fight Over Scooby Doo Toy at NY Fair Leads to Vehicle Being Set Ablaze

A fight over a stuffed animal has lead to the torching of man's brand new Subaru Impreza, Police say the dispute started at the Saratoga County Fair on Friday.

David Chapman, 21, allegedly walked off with a Scooby Doo toy from a concession stand at the Saratoga fair without paying for or winning it. Ballston Spa Police Officer Anthony Pirrone says that's when another man saw what happened and stepped in to take the toy back to the M & J Concessions. The good samaritan, who was described as a firefighter, helped police identify Chapman, who was then charged with petit larceny.

This is when things turn bizarre.

The Times Union reports that during the confrontation the man who rescued the Scooby doll dropped the keys to his 2015 Subaru. After getting processed, Chapman returned to the fairgrounds with  22 year-old Jared M. Jeremias,  21 year-old Jon W. Goldsmith, and 21 year-old John R. Flewelling, and then the foursome somehow found the Subaru by using its fob key that one of them had found, according to police. Police then say that around 1:30 a.m., sheriff's investigators and firefighters were called to an area with some power lines in Moreau, where they found the Impreza engulfed in flames.

An investigation revealed the four men intentionally burned the Subaru, the sheriff's office said. Police believe the four burned the man's car out of revenge for confronting Chapman about allegedly stealing the stuffed Scooby Doo toy.

The four men were each charged with third-degree arson, a felony, according to the sheriff's office. On Tuesday, all four men were also charged with third-degree grand larceny of motor vehicle, a felony, Pirrone said.