Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido has announced that 19-year-old Benjamin Parris, of Greenville, SC, pled guilty as charged and 19-year-old Michael Walker, of Nampa, ID, waived his right to a preliminary exam on charges stemming from graffiti incidents in Sterling Heights.
On June 1, Parris pleaded guilty as charged to two counts of Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000 and two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000 before Judge Jennifer Faunce in the Macomb County Circuit Court.
He is set to be sentenced on July 14.
On June 5, Walker waived his right to a preliminary exam before visiting Judge Denis Leduc in the 41A District Court in Sterling Heights.
Walker is scheduled to be arraigned before Judge Faunce on June 22.
Walker is charged with the following:
Four counts – Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
Two counts – Conspiracy to Commit Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
One count - Weapons – Carrying Concealed.
Each charge is a five-year felony.
The charges against Parris and Walker stemmed from an April 2026 incident in which Sterling Heights Police responded to reports of individuals spray-painting property near the Van Dyke Expressway and Canal Road.
The investigation alleged that multiple locations, including a fence, roadway infrastructure, and nearby commercial properties, were defaced with swastikas, antisemitic messages, and other graffiti.
On June 1, Parris pleaded guilty as charged to two counts of Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000 and two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000 before Judge Jennifer Faunce in the Macomb County Circuit Court.
He is set to be sentenced on July 14.
On June 5, Walker waived his right to a preliminary exam before visiting Judge Denis Leduc in the 41A District Court in Sterling Heights.
Walker is scheduled to be arraigned before Judge Faunce on June 22.
Walker is charged with the following:
Four counts – Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
Two counts – Conspiracy to Commit Malicious Destruction of Property - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000
One count - Weapons – Carrying Concealed.
Each charge is a five-year felony.
The charges against Parris and Walker stemmed from an April 2026 incident in which Sterling Heights Police responded to reports of individuals spray-painting property near the Van Dyke Expressway and Canal Road.
The investigation alleged that multiple locations, including a fence, roadway infrastructure, and nearby commercial properties, were defaced with swastikas, antisemitic messages, and other graffiti.
