PARADISE, Calif. – A San Francisco man was arrested on Dec. 22 after police responded to a report of graffiti at the Grocery Outlet.
When police began investigating, video surveillance footage depicted a man in a red Ford Mustang that was responsible for the damage. Police said the man was wearing a black face mask and black hoodie sweatshirt with a distinctive circular-shaped graphic decal printed on it.
A few hours later, police said they located a red Ford Mustang that looked like the one depicted in the video surveillance footage. Officers made a traffic enforcement stop for speeding on Elliott Road.
The male driver matched the male from the video surveillance footage and was even wearing the same hoodie sweatshirt. The driver was identified as Brian Orison, 39, of San Francisco.
Police said a brief struggle ensued when Orison refused to exit the vehicle when directed. Orison was ultimately removed from the vehicle and was arrested. During the arrest, Orison dropped his cell phone, revealing that the back of the case to his cell phone bore a hand-drawn symbol that matched the symbols spray painted at various businesses on Skyway.
During a search of Orison’s vehicle, numerous spray paint cans and a black facemask were located. The spray paint was the same color paint as the graffiti on the businesses. During an interview, Orison claimed he was a “city guy” and didn’t think it was a big deal. Orison was booked in the Butte County Jail for obstructing/resisting, vandalism, and driving with a suspended driver’s license. His bail was set at $19,000.