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Graffiti Vandal 'Revok' Arrested At LAX, Headed To Ireland
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A 34-year old "high profile graffiti vandal" was arrested Thursday morning at LAX by sheriff’s deputies as he attempted to board a plane to Ireland. "Suspect Jason Williams, also known as “Revok,” is well known in the graffiti vandalism culture and is a member of the graffiti crew “Mad Society Kings” or MSK," notes a police release.
Williams, a white male resident of the Fairfax District, had been placed on probation for felony vandalism in Indio, CA in 2009 and reportedly had a warrant for his arrest for failure to pay restitution to the victims of previous vandalism crimes.
Notes the release:
"In 2010, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Problems Unit Transit deputies arrested Suspect Williams near a graffiti store where images of his graffiti vandalism were featured. He was arrested with several hundred cans of spray paint and a replica Los Angeles Police Department badge."
Officers found evidence of other vandalism incidents during his April 21 arrest, as well. Williams is being held in the Los Angeles County jail with bail set at $320,000.00.
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