RED BANK, S.C. — The Lexington County Sheriff's Department said Thursday that it has caught a suspect "white-handed."
The department said 30 residents in Red Bank woke up to their cars spray-painted. Officials said the cars were damaged on Valentine's Day morning.
According to Sheriff Jay Koon, deputies said they encountered Daniel Lee Ennis, 31, panhandling near an Interstate 20 exit Wednesday evening. Authorities said that during a follow-up vandalism investigation, deputies found Ennis with white spray paint on his hands and shoes.
“Based on the work of deputies throughout some Nazareth Road neighborhoods Wednesday, we’ve connected Ennis to more than 30 vandalism cases that happened early Wednesday morning,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “All the vehicles were painted with white spray paint on various parts and body panels.”
The sheriff said Ennis was booked on an unauthorized solicitation charge but said that "charges for the car vandalism are forthcoming."
