DALAS (AP) – A man broke into the Dallas Museum of Art and caused more than $ 5 million in damage, …
DALAS (AP) – A man broke into the Dallas Museum of Art and caused more than $ 5 million in damage, including smashing three ancient Greek artifacts before his arrest, police said.
21-year-old Brian Hernandez is charged with a crime worth more than $ 300,000, punishable by five years to life in prison. On Thursday, he was jailed in Dallas County with a $ 100,000 bail. Hernandez’s lawyer is not on the prison records.
According to police, Hernandez used a metal chair to break into the museum around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and began a devastating riot.
He broke into a shop window and smashed a Greek amphora of the 6th century BC and a Greek pot dating from 450 BC. Police say the two items alone cost about $ 5 million. Also broken were a 6th-century BC bowl, valued at about $ 100,000, and a ceramic bottle with the image of Kado worth about $ 10,000.
Police said security guards rushed to detain Hernandez, who was unarmed. What caused the accident was not immediately known.
The attack came three days after a man disguised as an elderly woman threw a cake into the glass that protects the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris. A creamy-white smear remained on the glass as a result of the attack, but the Mona Lisa was not damaged.
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