An 18-year-old individual from Portsmouth has voluntarily surrendered to the police in response to criminal charges related to hate-motivated graffiti, as confirmed by authorities on Friday.
Loren Faulkner, the accused, was taken into custody on Thursday on 31 counts of criminal mischief and hate-motivated criminal mischief for a series of graffiti incidents that occurred in February 2023. The graffiti targeted religious buildings and various communities, according to the police statement. Faulkner has been released on bail and is scheduled for arraignment in June. It is currently unknown whether he has legal representation, as no contact information was available under his name.
