TAGGER GETS 2 YEARS IN PRISON

A 19 year old Corpus Christi man who is considered to be one of the city's major criminal taggers has received a hefty sentence.

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TAGGER GETS 2 YEARS IN PRISON

Nora Perez

Story Created: May 21, 2008 at 10:44 PM CST

Story Updated: May 21, 2008 at 10:44 PM CST

A YOUNG MAN CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE CITY'S MAJOR TAGGERS HAS BEEN GIVEN A HEFTY PUNISHMENT FOR HIS CRIMES..
19 YEAR OLD TONY MALDONADO HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS IN A STATE PENITENTARY.
AFTER HE SERVES THAT TIME.. HE WILL HAVE TO SERVE 5 YEARS PROBATION.
MALDONADO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MANUFACTURING CRIMINAL INSTRUMENTS.. AND TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
POLICE SAY MALODONADO WAS ALTERING SPRAY PAINT CAN NOZZLES TO FORM DISTINCTIVE PATTERNS WHEN TAGGING.
MALDONADO WILL ALSO PAY BACK 4-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION.

Wednesday, May 28 at 8:47 PM b wrote ...

i just bought a building that keeps getting tagged, i think its great that he got it tough,buy your own building to paint on. none of that looks like art.

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Tuesday, May 27 at 8:44 PM pedro wrote ...

man the juducial system sucks..they give mr maldonado 2years in jail juss to make an exampla out of him but they let drink drivers who endanger peoples lives or child melesters less time than this mr. maldonado didnt endanger anybodys life he juss did art.

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Monday, May 26 at 4:22 PM david wrote ...

Let him clean up grafitti around the the city with his hands for the next two years!

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Saturday, May 24 at 12:49 PM josh wrote ...

man yall are acting like he tagged the court house or killed some one its just art if picaso drew on walls instead of on a canvas would yall have put him in jail..i think not yall need to let him free.

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Thursday, May 22 at 8:47 PM Brian wrote ...

TM tagged so much property around town, from a financial perspective, the people of CC are saving money putting him in jail rather than cleaning up his mess.

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Thursday, May 22 at 8:35 PM David wrote ...

totally disagree. he got what he deserved. Not only is the messing up the city, he was selling the products to allow others to do the same. What a waste of life.

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Thursday, May 22 at 4:08 PM alex wrote ...

i agree. i can't believe they are using up that space for someone who deserves to be put away for that amount of time.

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Thursday, May 22 at 1:24 AM tim stanton wrote ...

2 years?! thats just one more spot taken up in prison that should be left for child molestors or killers....total waste of taxpayer dollars

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