Skirted Heifer owner reacts to man's car rampage sentence
Dec 30, 2024
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — After crashing into multiple downtown businesses, 24-year-old Fidencio Meza-Pelayo pleaded guilty to a few of the slew of charges he was charged with on Friday, Dec. 20. Now, Skirted Heifer's owner is reacting to the sentence.
Back in February 2024, Meza-Pelayo crashed into a downtown building after engaging in a dispute with his girlfriend who left the scene on South Prospect Street, east of downtown. According to CSPD, Meza-Pelayo believed his girlfriend had gone to a neighboring house and when he attempted to break into the home, he was shot by the homeowner.
Meza-Pelayo then drove away from the area at a high speed and crashed into the building, which houses Skirted Heifer.
"I got up, we came down here and just saw the extent of how bad it truly was," said Skirted Heifer owner Kevin Megyeri. "I mean, when it comes to structural damage, you know, that somebody hit it going really hard."
The crash involved a parked car and sent a block of concrete through the AT&T store.
On Friday, Dec. 20, Meza-Pelayo pleaded guilty to Kidnapping, and as a result, the other charges were dropped. The 24-year-old was charged legal fees and sentenced to four years of probation.
Man who crashed into Skirted Heifer pleads guilty to Kidnapping
"A little bit of punishment would have been nice not probation for four years. It's nothing. It's nothing," expressed Megyeri. "You're out, You're walking around. You're doing things. Still, that just pisses me off."
During the crash, nobody was hurt, however, Skirted Heiger was forced to close for months and didn't open back up until the end of April — two and a half months later
"I'm not going to focus on that part. I am pissed about it. But everything else that has happened, we came out bigger, better, and stronger and it really showed how much my employees care," Megyeri said. "They care, and everybody around me had my back. The city has had our back and that is the point that I am able to swallow the pill of him only getting four years of probation, even though I just think it's a little outlandish, really outlandish."