Arizona teen arrested after kicking in front door as part of TikTok challenge

PHOENIX (NBC, KYMA) - A 14-year-old boy is in custody after police said he kicked in the front door of a north Phoenix home as part of a viral social media trend, causing nearly $10,000 in damage.

This is the striking video posted to several social media pages on the morning of September 12.

The surveillance video appears to show two people approaching a home, one of them kicking open a front door, before running off.

It happened at a home in north Phoenix near Tatum and Thunderbird.

The homeowner's daughter, Brooke, said at the time, the door was so damaged it wouldn't even close.

"There's like a bunch of cracking in the door in a bunch of different areas. Even now, if he's trying to fix it, it's like you can't even really open and close it very easily. Now there has to be boards on it so it stays put," Brooke shared.

Almost two weeks later, the Phoenix Police Department (PPD) have identified the suspect who kicked in the door as a 14-year-old boy.

Detectives also discovered the red truck the teens arrived in had been reported stolen out of Scottsdale.

The teen was taken into custody Wednesday and booked into the Durango Juvenile Detention Facility for one count of criminal damage and one count of unlawful use of transportation.

Detectives also linked him to another stolen vehicle

"During the investigation, they learned that the same juvenile had also stolen a vehicle, an additional vehicle that was also reported out of the City of Phoenix," said one PPD officer.

As for the door at the home, it has since been replaced with a brand new steel one, with Brooke saying the damages cost the family roughly $10,000 to repair.

"The damages were really extensive. They had to take out basically everything," Brooke explained.

Brooke said replacing the door was a lengthy process.

"He ripped out everything and then ripped out the frame area and had to build new framing, etc., for it, and replaced it with steel doors because they're more sturdy," she spoek. "It was it was a lengthy, lengthy process. It took a while to get done, but feels a lot better now that it's done."

PPD said a silent witness tip helped them identify the teen, but Brooke said the attention the video received on social media also helped her family find people willing to help with the repairs

"I'm incredibly grateful for the community definitely just because they also helped us find like contractors, etc., and people that could help us get everything fixed. And then they were all very, very supportive and more than happy to help as soon as they saw it," Brooke expressed.