WATCH: Three Florida teenagers arrested in viral ‘door kick challenge’ targeting homeowners

A viral TikTok trend, known arsenic the "door footwear challenge" oregon "door sound challenge," led to the arrests of 3 Florida teenagers.

According to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJSO), the teens were arrested connected Nov. 23 for loitering and prowling. One is 13 and 2 are 14.

Viral video from the "challenge" was captured connected the home's information system. The footage captured the homeowner calling constabulary to study that idiosyncratic was "attempting to footwear their doorway in."

In 911 telephone audio, the homeowner told constabulary that the individuals did not look to person weapons, but her hubby had his limb "in his manus successful lawsuit they travel back."

On Nov. 23, 2025, 3 teenagers were arrested by the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJSO) aft allegedly participating successful the "door footwear challenge." (St Johns County Sheriff's Office)

HOMEOWNERS TERRORIZED IN VIRAL CHALLENGE AS POLICE WARN PRANK COULD TURN DEADLY FOR TEENS

Deputies responded to the spot and located 3 teenagers dressed successful acheronian covering and gloves, hiding adjacent the victims’ home.

"Show maine your hands! How aged are you?" 1 lawman was heard asking the 3 teens.

"Fourteen," 2 said.

HOMEOWNERS TERRORIZED IN VIRAL CHALLENGE AS POLICE WARN PRANK COULD TURN DEADLY FOR TEENS

"Thirteen," the 3rd fishy said arsenic they were ushered into the constabulary SUV.

A lawman was past heard asking the teens if they wanted to "catch a felony today."

"What the hellhole are you guys doing retired present acting similar this?" the lawman asked.

"Just being stupid," 1 teen responded.

"You guys privation to get changeable by a homeowner erstwhile you're kicking their beforehand door, and they deliberation you're breaking successful to termination them?" an serviceman was recorded asking the teens successful assemblage camera footage. "Because it volition beryllium justified. They don't adjacent spell to situation and you're 6 feet under."

The teens were charged with loitering and prowling; 1 besides faces a complaint of transgression mischief for damaging the door. (St. Johns Sheriff's Office)

HOMEOWNER ARRESTED AFTER ARMED CLASH WITH TEEN PRANKSTER: REPORT

According to SJSO, the teenagers went to aggregate homes successful the neighborhood, causing harm to the beforehand doorway of 1 of the homes.

The 3 teens were arrested and charged with loitering and prowling. SJSO said that owed to the harm caused to the beforehand doorway of the homes, 1 of the teens was besides charged with transgression mischief.

"This ‘challenge’ is not a harmless prank. As you heard successful the audio, the complainants were armed, waiting astatine the beforehand doorway to sprout the imaginable intruder. Participating successful this transgression enactment has superior and perchance life-changing consequences," the section said.

"Parents and guardians – delight speech to your children and teenagers astir the dangers of this behavior," they said. "SJSO volition not tolerate immoderate information successful these challenges. We are prepared to apprehension and complaint individuals involved, careless of age."

When deputies arrived, they recovered the teens — 2 14-year-olds and 1 13-year-old — dressed successful acheronian apparel and gloves, hiding nearby. (St. Johns Sheriff's Office)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

The "door footwear challenge" has dispersed connected societal media, with participants – mostly teenagers – aggressively banging connected random residential doors, often astatine night, past moving away.

Though reminiscent of the accepted "ding-dong ditch" prank, this situation has escalated to important spot harm and caused constabulary departments crossed the state to pass teens of the perchance unsafe consequences.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the SJSO for comment.