Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido says 19-year-old Michael Walker, of Nampa, IL, and 19-year-old Benjamin Parris, of Greenville, SC, have been arraigned on charges stemming from graffiti incidents that occurred last Sunday.
Last Sunday, Sterling Heights Police were dispatched to the area of Van Dyke Expressway (M53) and Canal Rd. after a report of two men spray-painting a fence.
Officers allegedly discovered Walker and Parris on scene with cans of spray paint. It is further alleged that Walker was in possession of a knife.
The fence was spray painted with nine swastikas, the number “88,” “National Socialism is the way,” and “HEIL.”
In addition to the fence, swastikas, antisemitic slogans, and vulgarity were spray painted on the concrete pillars of an underpass of M53 and Canal, the brick wall near the property of a business, and the electrical box at a second business.
Walker and Parris were arraigned Tuesday before Magistrate Jean M. Cloud in the 41A District Court in Sterling Heights.
Walker is charged with the following:
Four counts – Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
Two counts – Conspiracy to Commit Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
One count - Weapons – Carrying Concealed.
Each charge is a five-year felony.
Parris is charged with the following:
Two counts – Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
Two counts – Conspiracy to Commit Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
Each charge is a five-year felony.
Cloud set bond at $75,000 cash or surety only, with no 10% provision, for Walker, and $100,000 cash or surety only, with no 10% provision, for Parris; if either defendant posts bond, he must wear a steel cuff tether.
Walker and Parris are scheduled for a probable cause conference on May 4.
Last Sunday, Sterling Heights Police were dispatched to the area of Van Dyke Expressway (M53) and Canal Rd. after a report of two men spray-painting a fence.
Officers allegedly discovered Walker and Parris on scene with cans of spray paint. It is further alleged that Walker was in possession of a knife.
The fence was spray painted with nine swastikas, the number “88,” “National Socialism is the way,” and “HEIL.”
In addition to the fence, swastikas, antisemitic slogans, and vulgarity were spray painted on the concrete pillars of an underpass of M53 and Canal, the brick wall near the property of a business, and the electrical box at a second business.
Walker and Parris were arraigned Tuesday before Magistrate Jean M. Cloud in the 41A District Court in Sterling Heights.
Walker is charged with the following:
Four counts – Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
Two counts – Conspiracy to Commit Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
One count - Weapons – Carrying Concealed.
Each charge is a five-year felony.
Parris is charged with the following:
Two counts – Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
Two counts – Conspiracy to Commit Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
Each charge is a five-year felony.
Cloud set bond at $75,000 cash or surety only, with no 10% provision, for Walker, and $100,000 cash or surety only, with no 10% provision, for Parris; if either defendant posts bond, he must wear a steel cuff tether.
Walker and Parris are scheduled for a probable cause conference on May 4.
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