Some crimes leave behind fingerprints. This one left behind a content calendar, complete with captions, camera angles, and a growing social media following. Christopher Cayce, 34, has been charged with two counts of assault causing bodily injury in Harris County, Texas.
Houston police say he spent months driving around the city, spraying homeless and disabled people with a high-powered, motorized water gun, and posting the videos online.
According to Fox 26 Houston, investigators say Cayce sprayed several victims with enough force to cause bodily injury. He now faces two misdemeanor charges linked to those incidents.
ABC13 Houston reported that the Houston Police Department confirmed the Facebook page with the videos is connected to Cayce’s arrest. The videos show people being sprayed near bus stops or while sleeping, including in Midtown and along Bissonnet.
Police said the investigation was led by the Houston Police Department’s Major Offenders Division, with help from the Westside Crime Suppression Team.
Investigators reportedly found several cases in which Cayce allegedly targeted people who were homeless or disabled. He was formally charged on Thursday for spraying two men on June 4.
CW39 reported that his bond was set at $100 for each charge.
Cayce told ABC13 that police have taken his water guns and that he is done making the videos.
“I’m not gonna shoot nobody no more,” he said.
Cayce is scheduled to return to a Texas courtroom on July 9.
Internet Reacts to Texas Water Gun Assault Charges
The story sparked heated debate online, with some mocking Cayce’s judgment and others questioning whether the charges were an overreaction to what they saw as harmless pranking.
One commenter wrote, “34 years old doing water gun drivebys is a level of unemployment i didn’t know existed lol. he really thought he was doing something.” Another joked about the timing: “In this heat, he should be a hero.”
A third pushed back on the charges entirely: “Damn you can’t do anything now. We used to do this in the 90s. Now everyone is so soft and in a police state that you can’t have fun.”
Several commenters focused on the irony of the evidence trail. One wrote, “He presented evidence against himself, by himself.”
Others drew comparisons to minimize the harm, with one arguing, “This is equivalent to spitting on someone. Imagine being on your way to work and this guy ruins your uniform and you have to say a guy with a water gun lol.”
But another commenter defended the arrest outright: “As he should be arrested, you are ruining a persons day without knowing what and where they need to be.”
Audacy reported that motorized water guns are much more powerful than older pump-action Super Soakers.
The outlet said these high-powered water guns have become more popular because of trends like the ‘Senior Assassin’ game played by some teenagers.
That has raised new questions about when these devices stop being toys and become something that can lead to criminal charges in a Texas court.
