‘It really scared me’: Ends up in hospital after Tustin Target prank

Lana Clay Monaghan was shopping for baby products at a target in Southern California when suddenly everything went black.

Something had been placed on his head. Confused, lonely and scared, the mother of twins could hear the people around her laughing.

“I immediately felt something invade me, a human presence behind me,” he says. “I started screaming. It was really abrupt. It really scared me.

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“When I turned around, it was a group of men filming me. I know they were filming me because the (camera) light was on. They all had their phones on and were laughing.”

But why?

Tustin police say video from the store’s security camera reveals what happened. Monaghan was the victim of a challenge issued by ICT Tac in which a bucket or basket is placed over the head of an unsuspecting person, all to record the reaction.

Monaghan, who suffers from epilepsy, struggled for several seconds to get the bucket out. She said she passed out and then woke up in hospital.

“This is not right. It’s not funny and it has consequences,” Monaghan said. “So I really implore everyone to come home and talk to your kids.”

Tustin police said they are investigating the case as assault and battery.

Authorities are warning of a viral challenge from TikTok, which they say is responsible for a rise in car thefts from Kia and Hyundai brands.

“Sometimes these kids think what they’re doing is a joke,” Lt. Ryan Coe said. “Actually, it’s a crime.”

Authorities did not release security camera footage of the encounter. They said four teenagers left the scene on electric bikes.