Driving With Spray Paint: Graffiti Suspects Busted

MURRIETA, CA – Two men from Lake Elsinore and Wildomar were arrested on vandalism charges this week after a caller reported seeing a male spray-painting a fence in Murrieta and provided a vehicle description, according to police.

The Murrieta Police Department responded Tuesday at about 11:22 p.m. to the Agean Court and Cadenza Drive area, and, based on the witness' information, spotted and stopped a matching vehicle with two men inside leaving the area.

During the stop, an officer observed inside the vehicle spray-paint cans "in plain view" that matched the paint on the fence, police said.

Arrested were: Zachary Dedmon, 23 of Wildomar, for suspicion of possession of vandalism tools, vandalism and conspiracy; and Joshua Bolton, 28 of Lake Elsinore, for alleged vandalism and conspiracy.

"The paint on the fence matched the paint inside Mr. Dedmon's vehicle and on both Mr. Dedmon and Mr. Bolton," the department said, adding that they were booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center.

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--Images via Murrieta PD