PITTSBURGH — A man accused of helping to vandalize a Pittsburgh police vehicle during a protest outside PPG Paints Arena on May 30 was arrested Monday evening in Stowe Township.
Dajon Lengyel, 22, was wanted on an arrest warrant from the City of Pittsburgh for criminal mischief, institutional vandalism, and riot.
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The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office said Lengyel was identified as the man standing on top of a City of Pittsburgh Police vehicle which was spray-painted and burned. Police said he also stomped on the vehicle and swung a traffic cone through the window.
Authorities said he encouraged others to join in on the destruction of the police cruiser, too.
Lengyel was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.
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