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Riley Joseph Guerrero

An 18-year-old Utah man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of spreading a Santa Clarita Valley street gang’s graffiti “from the west side to the east side of St. George (Utah),” according to a police sergeant quoted in the St. George News.

Detectives were able to narrow the search to individuals known to have ties to the gang. (We’re withholding the gang name.)

Ultimately they arrested Riley Joseph Guerrero, who claimed someone was trying to set him up, according to the news report.

“Riley denied he did the graffiti,” according to a probable cause statement by one of the detectives, as quoted by the St. George News. “He said it was someone else. I asked him if he claimed (SCV gang name). Riley said he used to, but got out of the game a few months ago.”

Guerrero allegedly confessed to tagging one of the locations, the Dixie High School LDS seminary building.

He was arrested and charged with second-degree felony graffiti vandalism exceeding $5,000, as well as two third-degree felony weapons charges and possession of methamphetamine.

 

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99 Comments

  1. David Greedy says:

    But I wanna know which gang was being claimed

  2. David Greedy says:

    But I wanna know which gang was being claimed

  3. Brad Bergman says:

    Who cares. SCV IS A GHETTO

  4. Brad Bergman says:

    Who cares. SCV IS A GHETTO

  5. So ghetto it’s just the 3rd safest city in America.

  6. So ghetto it’s just the 3rd safest city in America.

  7. Brad – SCV median income is about $30K higher than the toilet known as Los Angeles. Don’t hate ’cause you can’t relate.

  8. Brad – SCV median income is about $30K higher than the toilet known as Los Angeles. Don’t hate ’cause you can’t relate.

  9. It’s about time these notorious gangs of SCV are being exposed. These suburban streets are ruthless. Hahahahaha!!

  10. It’s about time these notorious gangs of SCV are being exposed. These suburban streets are ruthless. Hahahahaha!!

  11. Anthony Sherman Tim Shannon

  12. Anthony Sherman Tim Shannon

  13. Melissa Lavigne Tommy Lavigne

  14. Melissa Lavigne Tommy Lavigne

  15. Patty Ann says:

    I thought CC / Jakes Way was a bad area?

  16. Patty Ann says:

    I thought CC / Jakes Way was a bad area?

  17. Hey! Scvi Charter was tagged over the weekend.

  18. Hey! Scvi Charter was tagged over the weekend.

  19. Donn Miller says:

    Bastard. They’d shoot him in other cities.

  20. Donn Miller says:

    Bastard. They’d shoot him in other cities.

  21. Patty Ann says:

    Six active MexIcan gangs in SCV. It’s also rated 6th safest for a city of this size. http://www.streetgangs.com/hispanic/santaclarita#sthash.sv1qNsjO.dpbs

  22. Patty Ann says:

    Six active MexIcan gangs in SCV. It’s also rated 6th safest for a city of this size. http://www.streetgangs.com/hispanic/santaclarita#sthash.sv1qNsjO.dpbs

  23. Dam scv gang bangers! HAHA

  24. Dam scv gang bangers! HAHA

  25. Joey C Bavle says:

    The mean streets of SCV………

  26. Riley Hunsaker <~ it's him

  27. Katie Fowler says:

    By gang they mean a gaggle of 16 year olds who think they’re “hard”

  28. Keith Dill says:

    Looks like a real badass.ha.

  29. Shane Rosas says:

    Is it time to hide our wife and kids?

  30. Bangin from SCV to UTAH?! Utah?!?!!?

  31. Just another punk try to earn his stripes !!

  32. Just another punk try to earn his stripes !!

  33. Send him BACK to Utah…glad hes caught!
    Santa Clarita is a Nice Town.

  34. Dee Dee says:

    Thought we had special gang forces team in Santa Clarita?

  35. Shirley says:

    L O S E R.

  36. Kevin Meyer says:

    So tough. Just like a dog pissing on his territory

  37. One down. Let’s focus on getting more out of here. We’re part of a beautiful place to live and raise children. Help be the eyes and ears not just critics to clean up the gangs. 49 yrs here.love it.

  38. Crysta Kay says:

    Marissa lmdao the future

  39. Crysta Kay says:

    Marissa lmdao the future

  40. Patty Ann says:

    Canyon Country (zip 91387), CA, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 100, is 48. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 41.4.

    Canyon Country (zip 91387), CA, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 100, is 50. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 43.5.

  41. You people dont read or what?
    Hes from California spreading graffiti all over Salt Lake City Utah..

  42. You people dont read or what?
    Hes from California spreading graffiti all over Salt Lake City Utah..

  43. What, a Mormon wanna-be thug?

  44. Bunch of wanna be s go away utah hard core lol

  45. Bunch of wanna be s go away utah hard core lol

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