Ventura County Sheriff's Department

A passing off-duty Ventura County Deputy Sheriff saw a known tagger, Brandon Jones, using his cell phone camera to photograph his graffiti vandalism he had freshly applied to a road sign. Upon further investigation by the deputy, it was discovered Jones and a male juvenile accomplice had also spray painted Jones’ graffiti moniker of “Doco” under a bridge at the location. The deputy detained both suspects until Ojai Valley deputies arrived to take them into custody for felony vandalism. Jones has recently been responsible for graffiti vandalism throughout western Ventura County, including the City of Ventura and the Ojai Valley. Damage estimate by the Ventura County Watershed District who maintains the bridge is believed to be $600.

Location: Creek Road and Country Club Drive, Ojai
Date & Time/ RB#: 2-16-11 1405 hrs. RB# 11-3873
Unit Responsible: Ojai Patrol
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (W)itnesses City of Residence Age
Brandon Jones Ventura 23
Male Juvenile Ventura 16
Officer Preparing Release: Sgt. Capuano
Follow-up Contact: Dep. Gunnar Dike
Date of Release: 2-17-11