Church Vandal Arrested, Charged With Spray-Painting Several Churches

December 7, 2021

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has charged a local man with spray-painting several churches.

Deputies responded to the Olive Baptist Church Tuesday to find that numerous glass doors, metal doors, brick walls, and sidewalks were spray-painted using words and phrases like “murder”, “depart”, “liar”, and “Satan depart from me”.  A white male with a beard and glasses was seen on surveillance video, according to the ECSO.

Shortly after this story was posted, the ECSO received a tip about the suspect’s identity. Deputies responded to Sears Boulevard and took 31-year old Sean Thomas Michaels into custody.

Michaels is charged with felony criminal mischief and two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.

Michaels was also charged with spray-painting four other area churches – Marcus Pointe Baptist Church, Victory Baptist Church, St. Andrew the Apostle Orthodox Church, and Legacy Church.

Pictured: Sean Michaels is charged with spray-painting Olive Baptist Church.

Comments

13 Responses to “Church Vandal Arrested, Charged With Spray-Painting Several Churches”

  1. PAUL w on December 12th, 2021 6:34 pm

    Aren’t they a Lil old for baby games like that . UNREAL !! Go Get A Job !!

  2. Gamegirl on December 9th, 2021 11:18 am

    When you have the Lord dealing with you, you’ll get on your knees, not get a can of spray paint. In today’s age people do this type of thing for ATTENTION, their 15 minutes of fame! We shouldn’t even acknowledge this type of thing, catch them jail them and keep them in jail until they PAY OFF THE DAMAGE They’ve done. Y

  3. David Huie Green on December 8th, 2021 1:59 pm

    Doesn’t seem to have worked.

  4. Robinmhood on December 8th, 2021 10:09 am

    You do not mess with the LORDS house without dealing with the LORDS punishment / rath

  5. 429SCJ on December 8th, 2021 9:50 am

    We need mental institutions funded here, not wasteing our funds on foriegn interest.

  6. Stanley Beech on December 8th, 2021 7:46 am

    Put him to work busting rocks with a 14 lb sledgehammer 12 hours a day. 7 days a week for 6 months, He’ll be a Model Citizen when he gets out, These people aren’t scared of the law anymore.

  7. Jack Gordon on December 8th, 2021 6:22 am

    Dear “tg” & “Concerned citizen”,

    Be careful about throwing around the State Sponsored “mental illness” tag. It can/will be you one day. He’s nothing but a criminal vandal.

  8. Not surprised. on December 7th, 2021 11:41 pm

    Yeah. He looks like the kind of person who’d do that sort of thing.

  9. tg on December 7th, 2021 8:47 pm

    If we had a Mental Institution we could fill it up.

  10. C G on December 7th, 2021 7:08 pm

    God is really dealing with this man’s soul.

  11. Deborah Daugherty on December 7th, 2021 6:42 pm

    Good one Well..

  12. Concerned citizen on December 7th, 2021 6:00 pm

    Another example of a mentally disturbed person. A perfect example of a world gone crazy. Prayers for this man some needed help. Prayers for the church as well. Stay strong, don’t let evil invade your lives.

  13. Well on December 7th, 2021 5:06 pm

    Marathon in Davisville should look at these cameras.