PALM COAST, Fla. – Flagler County deputies arrested a Palm Coast man Tuesday evening after they said they watched him spray paint a political sign.
Deputies said they saw Steven Paskewich vandalize the sign at the intersection of State Road 100 and Belle Terre Parkway just before 8:30 p.m.
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Paskewich was charged with two counts of criminal mischief and was booked into the Flagler County Inmate Facility. He was released after posting $500 bail.
Deputies said Detective Brian Finn saw the 65-year-old spray paint the word "Asshole" across the political sign belonging to Trey Corbit, a candidate for Flagler County Supervisor of Elections.
Finn said he first noticed Paskewich standing next to a Corbit sign at the intersection of Belle Terre Parkway and East State Road 100, where the same word had been spray painted on Corbit's political sign. Finn then followed Paskewich to the intersection of Seminole Woods Parkway and East State Road 100, where he saw Paskewich pull out the spray paint and vandalize a second Corbit sign, deputies said.
Deputies said they confiscated a can of black gloss spray paint and a firearm with ammunition from Paskewich's vehicle.
"Nearly every election, regardless of whether it's state or local, we receive complaints of political signs being vandalized," said Flagler County Sheriff Donald Fleming. "It is difficult to make an arrest unless a deputy actually sees the vandalism occurring, and in this case, that is exactly what happened and an arrest was made. We will continue to be vigilant in protecting these signs."