Official charges have been filed for the Franklin man deputies say drove a truck bearing the slogan “Fathers Matter” into the Dickenson Juvenile Justice Center.

Jacob C. Dhondt, 39, was charged with Criminal Recklessness as a Level 6 Felony and Institutional Mischief as a Level 5 Felony. He also faces a Level 2 Felony charge of Dealing Methamphetamine from Shelby County, court records show.

At approximately 11:30 a.m. Mother’s Day morning, Dhondt reportedly took out his anger at the Johnson County court system on the entryway doors of the juvenile justice center. The center is open 24/7, and both county employees and juveniles were at the center during the incident, but none were harmed.

A field officer with the justice center was in the parking lot at the time of the incident. He witne

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