A 38-year-old man is in custody after he did an estimated $100,00 in damages to a tattoo shop.
According to the Prescott Valley Police Department, on September 6, 2022, at approximately 9:00 a.m., officers responded to the Lion’s Den Tattoo Company located in the 500 block of East Sheldon St. due to a report of a burglary.
Officers learned that at approximately 1:45 a.m., Dylan Wiederholt gained access into the business. Once inside, he proceeded to ransack the business by purposely breaking several items, spraying tattoo ink throughout the inside walls, floors, ceiling, and furniture, and destroying non reusable tattoo supplies.
The investigating officer had been previously made aware of a male subject that the previous shift officers had contacted a few blocks from the business at approximately 3:30 a.m. This subject was covered in, what the officers at the time, believed to be some sort of paint. The officers were able to identify the subject as Wiederholt and took photographs of him as they were unaware of any crimes at the time.
Following up on this lead, officers were able to locate Wiederholt walking in the downtown area, still covered in tattoo ink. Wiederholt admitted his involvement and was arrested.
Wiederholt said that he was travelling from California through Arizona on a Greyhound Bus when he was kicked off the bus. Wiederholt said that he hitchhiked his way to Prescott and has been here for approximately 2 weeks. Wiederholt does not have any known ties to the business, however he told arresting officers that he wished to be an apprentice and wanted to show his artistic abilities.
Wiederholt was booked into the Yavapai County Jail on Felony charges of Burglary and Criminal Damage.