PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A man who wanted to be a tattoo artist allegedly ransacked a tattoo shop in Prescott, Arizona, and caused $100,000 in damage, officials say.
According to a news release from the Prescott Police Department, officers were called out to a tattoo shop called the Lion’s Den Tattoo Company Tuesday around 9 a.m. for a reported burglary.
Officers learned during their investigation that just before 2 a.m., a man got inside the tattoo shop, ransacked it, and broke several things inside, PPD said. He also sprayed tattoo ink all over the walls, floors, ceiling and furniture.
According to KTVK, investigators identified the man as Dylan Wiederholt, 38. He was located about a few blocks away from the tattoo shop covered in tattoo ink. Wiederholt was arrested and he allegedly admitted to ransacking the tattoo shop.
PPD learned that Wiederholt was traveling from California through Arizona on a Greyhound bus. He was kicked off the bus in Arizona and had hitchhiked to Prescott two weeks ago.
According to PPD, Wiederholt has no connection to the business but he told officers he wanted to be “an apprentice and wanted to show his artistic abilities.”
The total damage is estimated to be about $100,000. Wiederholt has been booked in jail and faces burglary and criminal damage charges, according to PPD.
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