Man will be held until trial after tagging cell
A man being held on felony graffiti charges will continue to be held until his trial, after he tagged the inside of his cell at the City Detention Center, police said Wednesday.
Ralph Mirabal, 18, is being held without bond at Nueces County Jail, after police say he used a coin to scratch his nickname into the paint of the cell he was being held in.
Mirabal, arrested Friday in connection with graffiti found at Incarnate Word Academy, initially was held on a $50,000 bond.
"He's going to have to talk to (District Judge Sandra) Watts about it," Detective Ben Teed said. "That was the deciding factor in being able to keep him locked up. Normally he would've gotten a bond but he violated the law while on bond for a different charge."
Mirabal faces two years in prison and $10,000 in fines if convicted.
Police weren't sure Wednesday how much it would cost to repair the damaged cell.
Mirabal also was arrested in June for allegedly painting graffiti on several business and homes and on a local children's hospital before bonding out of the county jail.
Contact Stuart Duncan at 886-3792 or duncans@caller.com.
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Make them clean up their own mess is a key element to the psyche of rebellion. A little sweat and elbow grease will go a long way.
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