Courtesy Friends of Red Rock Canyon
Damage is shown after vandals used spray paint on historic rock art panels at Red Rock Canyon.
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 | 4:54 p.m.
Sun archives
- Stiffer penalties ahead for graffiti vandals (6-23-2011)
- Police: Ancient Red Rock art vandalized for ‘shock value’ (12-9-2010)
- Police make arrest in Red Rock vandalism case (12-8-2010)
- Police: Red Rock vandalism linked to ‘Nasty Habits Crew’ gang (12-1-2010)
- Vandals hit ancient art at Red Rock (11-29-2010)
A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old boy incarcerated for nine months to time served and $23,775 in restitution after he pleaded guilty in connection with damage to Native American petroglyphs and rock art panels at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in July 2010, the Nevada U.S. Attorney's office said.
U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson also sentenced the juvenile to nine months of supervised release and ordered the youth to follow special conditions of supervision, including avoidance of any federal lands or national monuments for the next nine months.
The petroglyphs had been damaged with spray paint in what was considered gang grafitti by law enforcement authorities.
The rock art was restored by the Bureau of Land Management.
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