Valley Man Held in Tagging
A Northridge man is among five suspected graffiti painters scheduled to be arraigned on vandalism charges in San Francisco today.
The alleged “taggers,” including Jason Drew, 23, were taken into custody about 2 a.m. Sunday after San Francisco police responded to a complaint of graffiti, Lt. Daniel Lawson said.
When officers arrived on Clay Street, they saw the five in the area and some had paint on their hands, Lawson said. At least four buildings had been tagged and damages were more than $5,000, he said.
The incident is unusual because taggers generally target businesses near or in their hometowns, Lawson said.
“They generally just spray in their own territory,” Lawson said. “This is somewhat unique in that their artistic license has been extended a few hundred miles.”
Also arrested were Kevin Martin, 18; Shawn Buss, 22, and Jesse Rosen, 22, all of Simi Valley, and Carter Hogue, 21, of Lake Elsinore. The five were being held at San Francisco County Jail.
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