GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A man who smashed windows at The Candied Yam in Grand Rapids has been ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution and $875 in fines and fees.

Darda Brooks was initially charged with a felony but pleaded guilty in October to a misdemeanor charge of malicious destruction of a building — $200 or more but less than $1,000.

It happened in September at The Candied Yam location on S. Division Avenue near Delaware Street SE.

The Candied Yam. (June 11, 2024)
The Candied Yam on S. Division Avenue. (June 11, 2024)

According to a probable cause affidavit, “a witness who lived across the street … observed a male, later identified as Darda Brooks, smashing multiple windows on the restaurant, Candied Yam.”

“Officers arrived to find numerous windows shattered around the building,” the affidavit continues.

Surveillance footage showed him throwing a brick through the windows, according to court documents.

The Candied Yam said two doors and six windows were broken.

“They walked me to the back and I was just speechless,” owner Jessica Ann Tyson told News 8 at the time. “Shattered glass everywhere, our precious plants just destroyed — it just hurt my heart.”

At Monday’s sentencing hearing, Brooks was also given credit for the 73 days he spent in jail.