BURKE COUNTY, N.C. -- The U.S. Forest Service is looking for the people responsible for damaging the Brown Mountain Overlook in Burke County.

• Railings were pulled out of the ground and the property was damaged. 
• Officials say the repairs could cost up to $10,000 dollars, and that cost will fall on taxpayer shoulders.
• The overlook is part of the Pisgah National Forest, which is government property.

Railings were pulled out of the ground and the property was damaged. Officials say the repairs could cost up to $10,000 and that cost will fall on taxpayer shoulders.

The overlook is part of the Pisgah National Forest, which is government property.

The vandal could be looking at up to six months in prison, as well as fines and a felony offense.