{"id":89761,"date":"2025-12-16T09:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/89761\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:08:22","slug":"teens-arrested-for-graffiti-at-east-el-paso-rec-center-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/89761\/","title":{"rendered":"Teens arrested for graffiti at East El Paso rec center"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Two teenagers were arrested on Saturday and charged with vandalism after police said they had spray-painted graffiti at a recreation center in East El Paso.<\/p>\n

According to the El Paso Police Department, 18-year-old Ezra Azael Rico and a 16-year-old boy were arrested after they were allegedly caught spray-painting the walls of the Gary Del Palacio Recreation Center, located at 3001 Parkwood St.<\/p>\n

Responding officers said the two suspects were held down by witnesses who called the police.<\/p>\n

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Rico was booked into the El Paso County Detention and charged with “graffiti pecuniary loss over or equal to $2,500 but less than $30K.”<\/p>\n

As of Monday afternoon, Rico remains jailed under a $1,500 bond.<\/p>\n

The underage suspect was referred to the Juvenile Probation Department. <\/p>\n

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The arrest comes after images were shared on social media showing graffiti all over an outside wall of the Gary Del Palacio.<\/p>\n

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Images shared on FitFam show graffiti outside the Gary Del Palacio Rec Center in East El Paso. Credit: FitFam<\/p>\n

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