A Florida man turned himself in after a week-long manhunt earlier this month after being accused of intentionally causing multiple burnouts with his truck at an intersection decorated with LGBTQ pride paint.
Dylan Brewer, 19, was driving a lifted pickup truck with LED underbody lights and a flag on the back, revving the engine at the intersection of Northeast 2nd Street in Delray Beach on February 1st. A surveillance camera captured the sudden left turn. Four.
According to the video, as the truck drove out of the area, the smoke created by the spinning wheels disappeared into the air, leaving behind two curved tire tracks. He was released by Delray Beach police.
Delray Beach Police said in a statement Monday that, “Witness reports indicated that Mr. Brewer was observed intentionally driving his vehicle into a burnout multiple times at the LGBTQ Pride crosswalk.” .
“This reckless action caused significant damage to a streetscape painting that is a symbol of unity and inclusivity for the LGBTQ community.”
Throughout the week-long investigation, law enforcement investigators received multiple reports of Brewer’s “vandalism,” and several witnesses provided cellphone videos of the burnout.
Brewer turned himself in to police on February 12th.
He was charged with misdemeanor counts of felony mischief, criminal damage to property over $1,000, and reckless driving.
He was released on $5,250 bail just after midnight Tuesday, according to jail records.
The Palm Beach County Human Rights Council (PBCHRC) reported that the vandalism should be considered a hate crime. South Florida Sun Sentinel.
A Delray Beach intersection mural was the target of a similar stunt the day after it was unveiled in June 2021.
Aleksandar Zelic attended the President (Donald) Trump Birthday Rally and used his pickup truck to burn tire marks on the new mural.
He was initially arrested and charged with mischief, reckless driving and evidence of bias, but the latter charge was dropped and he recently completed his probation. To Sun Sentinel.
In 2022, a swastika was spray-painted twice on a crosswalk with a similar rainbow design in Atlanta.
A “BLM” mural was painted outside Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan during the height of Black Lives Matter protests.A Black woman livestreamed herself in July 2020. It was destroyed several times, including by
