14-04-2025
Man appears in court for vandalizing police camera during Mardi Gras
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – A Maryland Heights, Missouri, man accused of vandalizing a mobile police camera while attending Mardi Gras festivities in Soulard appeared in court Monday afternoon.
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged Zachary McGee, 32, with first-degree property damage.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's probable cause statement, McGee and others are accused of spray painting a Skycop mobile camera on March 1 at South Ninth Street and Lafayette Avenue.
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Police said the damage to the camera exceeded $750.
Police were able to identify McGee after receiving numerous tips from the public.
No future court date was made available through online records.
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