Man Found Guilty In Vandalism Case Involving Mahwah Polo Club

MAHWAH, NJ — A man was found guilty Friday in connection with acts of vandalism at the Ramapo Hunt and Polo Club earlier this year.

Steven D. Smith, a.k.a. Owl, of Branchburg, Virginia, was accused of turning the lens of a surveillance camera to try and change the angle the camera was facing, police previously said. Smith was found guilty of disorderly conduct, court personnel said.

Police identified Smith as the man who turned the lens May 9 after reviewing hours of surveillance footage from cameras on the bridge, police previously said; $5,000 worth of damage was done to the club May 12.

Dwain Perry, chief of the Ramapo Lenape tribe, was charged with criminal mischief in connection with the vandalism. Surveillance footage showed Perry driving Smith to the scene. He was at the bridge and captured on film, police previously said.

Perry fired his attorney and will hire a new one, court personnel said.

Related: Ramapo Lenape Chief Charged In Connection With Club Vandalism

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Photo: A still image showing Perry moving the lens on a camera on a bridge owned by the Ramapo Hunt and Polo Club./Courtesy of Mahwah Police Department