Graffiti in Downtown Indianapolis leads police to arrest 'Choke'
Police have arrested a graffiti vandal who they say has wreaked $100,000 in damage on businesses and other property across the city.
Miguel Villanueva, 23, Richmond, Ind., was prelimiinarily charged Thursday with three counts of misdemeanor criminal mischief for spray painting, or “tagging,” three buildings near Downtown Indianapolis.
Prosecutors were granted a 72-hour continuance this morning in a Marion County court, so formal charges could come during a Tuesday morning court hearing.
Villanueva leaves the name “Choke” on the walls he paints, said Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Detective Frank Miller.
Villanueva’s mother, Valerie Henderson, said by phone from her Richmond home she was upset by the arrest.
“He’s a good boy, for a high school dropout,” she said.
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