Teens Arrested For Damage Done By Graffiti
by Monica Keen, Staff Writer
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Two juveniles are in police custody in Sallisaw and may face charges of malicious injury to property for damage done by graffiti to businesses, a church, schools, and residences, Sallisaw Police Chief Gary Philpot said.

Warrants are currently being issued for two other juveniles and one adult who participated in two incidents of vandalism that occurred Sunday night and in another incident over two weeks ago, Philpot said.

"They did a lot of damage to the city and schools," Philpot said.

Philpot said several of the juveniles first spray painted their names and obscenities on the park bathrooms and area residences over two weeks ago.

The other juveniles were trying to throw the police off of their friends by spray painting walls at Carl Albert State College Sallisaw campus, Eastside Baptist Church, Eastside Elementary School, and a commercial business Sunday night, Philpot said.

Philpot said Tuesday they will be retrieving one juvenile who is now in Indiana and the adult who is staying with his mother in Texas, who participated in the graffiti two weeks ago.

Philpot said the charges filed against the juveniles and adult could be felonies if the total damage is found to be over $2,500.
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