LGBTQ pride mural in Delray Beach vandalized again; Clearwater man faces charges

A 19-year-old man from Clearwater turned himself in Monday after police said he intentionally vandalized the LGBTQ pride mural at an intersection in Delray Beach, the same one vandalized in 2021 a day after it was unveiled.

Dylan Brewer was booked into the Palm Beach County jail shortly before 11 a.m. on one count of felony criminal mischief over $1,000 and one count of reckless driving. He is the second person to be arrested for defacing the mural at the intersection of Northeast First Street and Northeast Second Avenue, and other cities in South Florida have dealt with similar issues.

Surveillance video recorded Brewer doing burnouts in a dark-colored truck over the intersection on Feb. 4. Witnesses said they saw him deface the mural multiple times and several people turned in cellphone video of the burnouts, according to a city news release.