Man Beaks Into Dallas Museum of Art and Smashes Art – RisePEI
A person broke into the Dallas Museum of Artwork on Wednesday evening, considerably damaging a number of artworks, together with three Greek artifacts and a up to date Native American piece.
In accordance with the Dallas Morning News, Brian Hernandez, 21, shattered the museum’s glass entrance with a metallic chair. As soon as inside, he started concentrating on the gathering. Among the many casualties of his vandalism was a Sixth-century BCE Greek amphora, a ceramic vessel used to retailer liquids, and a Greek field dated from 450 BCE.
Police stated Hernandez additionally destroyed a fragile bowl from historic Greece embellished with vignettes of Heracles combating the Nemean lion. A ceramic Caddo bottle depicting an alligator value $10,000 was pulled from its displayed case and shattered on the museum ground. A dozen smaller objects additionally suffered minor injury.
“Whereas we’re devastated by this incident, we’re grateful that nobody was harmed. The protection of our workers and guests, together with the care and safety of the artwork in our stewardship, are our utmost priorities,” the museum stated in a press release.
Hernandez reportedly known as 911 on himself whereas contained in the museum earlier than being apprehended by DMA safety. He confessed to police and is at present detained on the Dallas County Jail on a cost of legal mischief. Along with the gathering items, he’s additionally accused of inflicting tens of hundreds of {dollars} of injury to museum property together with show circumstances and furnishings.
The Dallas Morning Information reported {that a} DMA safety guard instructed police that Hernandez stated “he obtained mad at his woman so he broke in and began destroying property.”
