The suspects had spray-painted gang-type racial graffiti on the walls and sidewalks. A city employee reported the same day that spray paint used to mark underground water and power lines had been stolen from a city vehicle.
Police believe the same stolen paint was used in the graffiti. Sallisaw police are also investigating reports of windows at the school being broken out, Philpot said.
The suspects, Justin Jacobs, 18, and a Sallisaw teen, were arrested on Thursday. Jacobs is being held at the Sallisaw City Jail on a $9,500 bond. The juvenile was released to a parent.
Sallisaw Police detectives recovered most of the property stolen from the school when the windows were broken out, Philpot said.




