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Man arrested after Pride decorations destroyed [and] graffiti sprayed in DC: Police
Man arrested after Pride decorations destroyed graffiti sprayed in DC: Police
Ida Domingo
Tue, June 10th 2025 at 11:17 AM
Updated Tue, June 10th 2025 at 11:41 AM
WAHINGTON (7News) — A man is facing charges after police said he destroyed Pride decorations and defaced private property in two separate incidents in the District.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced Tuesday morning that 30-year-old Michael Isaiah Webb Jr. of Landover, Maryland, was arrested Sunday in the Navy Yard neighborhood.
Police said the first incident happened around 7:42 p.m. on June 2 in the Unit block of Dupont Circle NW. Officers responded to a report of property destruction and discovered that rainbow-colored cloth, which had been wrapped around light poles in honor of Pride Month, had been destroyed. Police said the suspect fled the area before officers arrived.
Two days later, on June 4, around 7:58 a.m., officers were called to the 600 block of Maine Avenue SW and found that the suspect had defaced private property with graffiti, spraying offensive language.
Authorities reviewed photos and video from both incidents and worked to identify the suspect. … On June 8, officers familiar with the cases spotted Webb and arrested him without incident.
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Ida Domingo
Tue, June 10th 2025 at 11:17 AM
Updated Tue, June 10th 2025 at 11:41 AM
WAHINGTON (7News) — A man is facing charges after police said he destroyed Pride decorations and defaced private property in two separate incidents in the District.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced Tuesday morning that 30-year-old Michael Isaiah Webb Jr. of Landover, Maryland, was arrested Sunday in the Navy Yard neighborhood.
Police said the first incident happened around 7:42 p.m. on June 2 in the Unit block of Dupont Circle NW. Officers responded to a report of property destruction and discovered that rainbow-colored cloth, which had been wrapped around light poles in honor of Pride Month, had been destroyed. Police said the suspect fled the area before officers arrived.
Two days later, on June 4, around 7:58 a.m., officers were called to the 600 block of Maine Avenue SW and found that the suspect had defaced private property with graffiti, spraying offensive language.
Authorities reviewed photos and video from both incidents and worked to identify the suspect. … On June 8, officers familiar with the cases spotted Webb and arrested him without incident.
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