Suspected Tagger Is Thorn In BSO's Side
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FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - A man suspected of spraying graffiti on I-95 overhead signs is a real 'thorn' in the Broward Sheriff's Office side.
Early Saturday morning a sheriff's deputy spotted a man spraying painting the Cypress Creek Road exit sign with the letters T-D-N-O-N-3. The spray painted letters were approximately five-feet high and completely destroyed the sign. The graffiti was the same as a previous incident involving the same sign, according to the sheriff's office.
The tagger took off on foot with the deputy on his heels. He was spotted walking through the Park-and-Ride lot near Northeast 62 Street and Andrews Avenue. When he was taken into custody, deputies reportedly found gray paint on his hands, clothing and face.
Originally, the man gave deputies a false name. Deputies found his driver's license which identified him 34-year old Frank Thorn. They also found a loaded magazine in Thorn's pocket. He then led them to where he ditched his Glock .45 pistol. In the same area, deputies also recovered the large can that contained gray spray paint.
Thorn was arrested on two counts of criminal mischief, providing false identification to a law enforcement officer, carrying a firearm during the commission of a felony, resisting arrest without violence, tampering with evidence, loitering and prowling. He was released from jail after posting a $12,225 bond.
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