PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A Clearwater man was busted for defacing an LGBTQ street mural in South Florida, proving again that the allegedly marginalized are an increasingly protected class.
19-year-old Dylan Brewer was arrested by Delray Beach police after he allegedly did repeated burnouts over a rainbow flag painted in the middle of the intersection at NE 1st Street and 2nd Avenue.
Surveillance video showed Brewer squealing through the intersection on Feb. 4 in his pickup truck with an American flag fluttering from the back.
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Local cops investigated for a week before Brewer turned himself in on Monday morning. It wasn’t clear why Brewer was in Delray Beach at the time of the incident.
According to investigators, police received “multiple reports from concerned citizens” who reported Brewer for engaging in “destructive acts.”
Cops alleged that Brewer caused “significant damage to the streetscape painting, which serves as a symbol of unity and inclusivity for the LGBTQ community.”