SALT LAKE CITY — Police arrested a man who they say caused extensive damage to buildings and vehicles in downtown Salt Lake City on Wednesday night.
Damien Nii McNear, 44, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of causing property damage and intoxication.
He is accused of shattering two windows at the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office building, 35 E. 500 South, chipping a window at the Salt Lake Public Health Center, 610 S. 200 East, and scratching 10 new cars at Mercedes-Benz of Salt Lake City, 575 S. State.
“Based on the preliminary investigation, McNear, while intoxicated, began damaging property at various locations in downtown, likely using a rock,” Salt Lake police said in a statement.
Officers were called about 10 p.m. when McNear shattered two windows at the district attorney’s office, causing more than $5,000 in damage. Officers arrived and found McNear still there and took him into custody.
Investigators believe McNear targeted the three locations during his destructive streak at random.
