Roughly 20 computers, three copy machines, kitchen appliances and more were impacted in an Austin man’s alleged Aug. 10 vandalism spree that caused up to $300,000 in damage at Carpenter Hill Elementary School.

But a motive into what drove James Michael Kerr, 24, of Austin, to  wreak havoc inside of the campus near Buda remains under investigation.

On Aug. 13, Kerr was booked into the Hays County Jail on one charge of criminal mischief and one charge of arson, both second-degree felonies. ...