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The first phase of Pendleton Recreational Area Park had been complete for only five days when the Sabine County Sheriff’s Department says a man intentionally did more than $30,000.00 damage to the new facility over the weekend. The $7 million park is being built by the Sabine River Authority on the shore of Toledo Bend Reservoir in the Pendleton Harbor Community. According to Sabine County investigators, 19-year-old Gary Joe Farmer not only committed the crime, but it was also captured on video by one of his friends and then posted on social media. Deputies obtained a warrant for State Jail Felony Criminal Mischief and Farmer turned himself in at the Sabine County Jail where he was booked in under a $50,000.00 bond on Monday.