Florida teen is charged with felony after ‘vandalizing rainbow gay pride crosswalk by spinning his tires’ with witnesses telling cops he ‘performed multiple burnouts’

A teenager has been charged with a crime after police say he committed “intentional vandalism” by spinning his tires at a gay pride crosswalk.

According to officers, the 19-year-old was seen by witnesses performing multiple burnouts with his vehicle over an LGBTQ pride crosswalk in the city.

Police said Brewer caused “significant damage to the streetscape painting, which serves as a symbol of unity and inclusivity for the LGBTQ community.”

Surveillance footage shows the moment a large 4×4 burns across the stretch of road, leaving black marks at the intersection.

On Monday morning, Brewer, seen here, turned himself in to Delray Beach police and made no statement to law enforcement authorities.

Police said that while working on the case, several citizens came forward with cellphone footage of the act.

On Monday morning, Brewer then turned himself in to Delray Beach police and made no statement to law enforcement.

Brewer also had a Donald Trump flag on the back of his vehicle at the time, according to the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council.

The organization, along with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, paid $16,000 for the mural’s installation and said the vandalism should be considered a hate crime.

Palm Beach County Jail records show Brewer was released Tuesday on a $5,250 bond. It is not clear at this time if Brewer has entered a plea.

It is also not the first incident of people burning out their tires at the intersection.

Alexander Jerich pleaded guilty in 2022 to the same charges Brewer faces for defacing the same mural.

According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Jerich was sentenced to probation and assigned to write an essay about the victims of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting.

Police said that while working the case, several members of the public came forward with cell phone footage of the act – the aftermath of the incident can be seen here

Palm Beach County Jail records show Brewer was released Tuesday on a $5,250 bond

Estimates to have the mural repaired after Jerich vandalized it were $8,000, with Rand Hoch, president and founder of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, telling the newspaper he thinks the latest incident will cost the same.

After Jerich’s conviction, Hoch called the sentence a “slap on the wrist” and called for hasher penalties.

At the time he said: “I think there is a major problem with our judiciary not understanding that hate crimes are hate crimes.

‘There should be consequences so that people know that if they commit crimes like this, they will go to jail, be fined and suffer for what they have done.

Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia has described the artwork as “about solidarity, inclusion and visibility.”