Florida Crime Report
Police charged touring cameraman Tyler Capehart after he allegedly urinated on clothing and the floor of a Clearwater Surf Style store.
Summary
Tyler Capehart worked as a cameraman on tour with singer Benson Boone.
Police said Capehart entered a Clearwater Surf Style store and urinated on clothing and the floor.
The store estimated the damaged merchandise and cleanup loss at $689.30.
Officers described Capehart as intoxicated.
He reportedly admitted consuming alcohol and marijuana but said he did not remember the incident.
Police charged him with misdemeanor criminal mischief and disorderly intoxication.
The singer was not accused of participating in or approving the conduct.
1. The Crime or Misconduct
Tyler Capehart worked as a cameraman on tour with singer Benson Boone.
Police said Capehart entered a Clearwater Surf Style store and urinated on clothing and the floor.
The central legal question is whether the evidence proves the charged conduct or supports the reported disciplinary outcome. The unusual object, food, slogan, vehicle or social-media angle may explain why the case attracted attention, but it does not alter the required burden of proof.
2. Crime Location
The reported event occurred at Surf Style store in Clearwater, Florida. Exact residential addresses and unnecessary identifying information are omitted.
3. Date and Time
The relevant reported date or period was September 11, 2025. Later procedural developments are reflected in the case-status section.
4. Police Department or Investigating Authority
The matter was handled by Clearwater Police Department. Court and disciplinary bodies may have become involved after the initial investigation.
5. Defendant or Subject Name
The person or people identified in the public record were Tyler Capehart.
6. Age
The reported age or age range was 39.
7. Charges or Proceeding
The principal charge or proceeding was Criminal mischief and disorderly intoxication.
The precise wording of a charge can change through amendment, reduction, plea negotiations or verdict. This article uses the most recent verified description available.
8. Bond Amount or Custody
$650.
9. Conviction
The available public record did not establish a final conviction. The subject must be described according to the current procedural status rather than as guilty.
10. Sentence
No final criminal sentence was verified unless specifically stated in the status or outcome above. Bond amounts and statutory maximums are not sentences.
11. Outcome
Capehart was arrested and released subject to the court’s bond process.
Administrative actions such as termination, no-contact orders or professional discipline are separate from a criminal conviction unless the public record states otherwise.
12. Victim
Surf Style, which reported approximately $689.30 in damaged merchandise.
Private addresses and unnecessary personal details are not included. Minor victims are not identified.
Victim Name
The victim information is limited to what was necessary and publicly reported above.
Victim Age
Any publicly reported victim age is included above. No age is inferred when the source did not provide one.
Capehart’s work on Benson Boone’s touring production explains why the arrest drew attention beyond Clearwater, but the musician was not identified as a suspect, witness to the store incident or participant in the alleged misconduct. The police account concerned Capehart’s individual conduct inside Surf Style. Keeping that distinction clear prevents a workplace association from being mistaken for involvement in the criminal case.
The Celebrity Connection Was Incidental
As of August 12, 2026, the reliable public sources reviewed for this case did not establish a later guilty plea, trial verdict, dismissal or sentence. The article therefore remains at the arrest-and-release stage and uses allegation language throughout. A later court disposition would supersede that status, but the bond payment itself is not a conviction and the reported value of the damaged clothing is not a sentence.
What Remains Unresolved
Florida separately defines disorderly intoxication in Chapter 856. The arrest report’s description of Capehart’s condition and conduct provided the basis for that second misdemeanor allegation. The two charges address different aspects of the same episode: the alleged property damage and the alleged intoxicated conduct.
Florida’s criminal-mischief statute applies when a person willfully and maliciously damages property belonging to another. Under the 2025 statute, property damage greater than $200 but less than $1,000 falls in the first-degree-misdemeanor range. The $689.30 loss reported by Surf Style therefore explains why the value of the ruined merchandise appears repeatedly in coverage. The amount is part of the charging context, not a finding that Capehart was guilty.
Why the Damage Amount Mattered
Officers said Capehart appeared intoxicated when they contacted him. According to the arrest report, he acknowledged consuming alcohol and smoking marijuana but said he did not remember urinating on the clothing or floor. Police nevertheless arrested him on misdemeanor criminal-mischief and disorderly-intoxication charges. He posted $650 bond and was released. Reporting identified him as a camera operator connected to Boone’s touring production; Boone was not accused of participating in the incident.
Employees told police that Capehart entered the Clearwater Surf Style store and went to the second floor, where security cameras showed him standing between clothing racks for an extended period. After he walked away, a manager found urine on merchandise and the floor. Police put the damaged inventory at $689.30 and said the affected clothing could no longer be sold. The store, rather than singer Benson Boone, was the property victim described in the criminal-mischief allegation.
What Store Cameras and Police Reports Alleged
Case Record Context
The available record separates the unusual celebrity connection from the actual criminal allegations. Capehart was working as a touring cameraman, but singer Benson Boone was not accused of participating in the incident. Police focused on what allegedly happened inside the Clearwater Surf Style store: urination on merchandise and the floor, intoxication, and property damage estimated at $689.30. Capehart was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly intoxication and was released through the bond process. His reported statement that he had consumed alcohol and marijuana, while saying he did not remember the incident, is part of the police account rather than a conviction. No reliable final plea, verdict or sentence was identified in the sources used for this article. The case therefore remains described according to the filed charges and arrest record, with the presumption of innocence applying unless and until a court enters a final adjudication.
Sources
This article is based on police records, court reporting and publicly available source material reviewed through July 30, 2026. An arrest or criminal charge is not proof of guilt. Later court developments may require an additional update.
