NEW CARROLLTON, MD – 30-year-old Charles Sutherland of Takoma Park has been arrested and charged after spraypainting the word ‘groomer’ on the front facade of two public libraries in Prince George’s County.
These incidents occurred at the Greenbelt Branch Library and the New Carrollton Branch Library.
“The preliminary investigation revealed Sutherland spray-painted the word “groomer” on the exteriors of both buildings. The vandalism at the Greenbelt location occurred on June 4, 2022, and on June 9, 2022, at the branch in New Carrollton,” the Prince George’s Police Department reported today.
Sutherland is charged with two counts of malicious destruction of property and multiple hate crimes related to defacing the building. He has confessed to the incidents.
