SPOKANE, Wash. — A teenager who vandalized the downtown Spokane Pride mural will not face charges, according to court documents.
On July 31, prosecutors ordered to dismiss the charges of first-degree malicious mischief against 19-year-old Ruslan Turko.
Turko was previously arrested after SPD responded to a 911 call on June 5 with reports of multiple people on scooters damaging the Pride crosswalk in downtown Spokane.
Based on witness cell phone footage and nearby surveillance, SPD located three suspects on Washington Street and Spokane Falls Blvd.
Court documents say some of the involved individuals yelled, “F**k you and “Go to hell”.
The Pride mural was repainted after the community donations and matching donations from the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, $15,000 was raised in less than a week.
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