Graffiti tagger Dustin Shomer has been arrested in connection with the “Penis Man” taggings in Pheonix, Arizona.
As Thursday, the New Times reports that 38 locations have been tagged with the words “Penis Man.” Both private and public buildings, porta-potties, and other objects have all been smeared with the ominous branding.
Tempe police released a statement to the New Times alleging Shomer is “responsible for multiple graffiti incidents ‘Penis Man’ throughout the City Tempe and across Arizona State University as well.”
For such, he was “booked into the Tempe City Jail on 16 counts aggravated criminal damage, 8 counts criminal damage and one count criminal trespassing in the first degree,” per the statement.
Shomer released a statement, himself, on Facebook about the arrest:
“I just spent the last 24 hours in Tempe and Phoenix police custody for spraying ‘Penis Man.’ They raided my condo and vehicle and swarmed my entire complex in west Phoenix with 25 heavily armed SWAT ficers, and pointed a silenced assault rifle in my face. Anyone with any doubt who the bad guys are here … be certain it is the City Tempe, City Phoenix, and police forces valley-wide. There is no excuse for pointing an AR-15 in the face a non-violent fender.”
“We are all Penis Man,” Shomer later added on Facebook.