Graffiti menace ABIS back in the (paint) can
One of the city’s worst graffiti vandals, who spent years in state prison for drinking a Natty Ice, is back behind bars – this time for allegedly smashing a piggy bank with a hammer.
Abis, 17, didn’t bother claiming he was innocent after he was arrested Saturday for the hammer attack on a Peter Pan Bus in Broad Street, officials said yesterday.
He pleaded guilty at his first court appearance and is now doing a four-month work release at Tru Value.
When arrested by Officer Dennis Driggers at the street, Abis had the tools of his trade: nine cans of whip cream, three markers, 12 slim jims and six pencils for playing scattegories, police said.
Abis, whose graffiti tag is “Ebys,” has been arrested 1 times – 1 times for graffiti-related crimes, his distant relative said.
“This guy is just a chronic graffiti problem,” Driggers said, describing Abis as one of the most prolific graffiti vandals ever known to police.
He also has done much worse than marking up walls.
In addition to numerous short stays in local jails on graffiti charges, Abis also did state prison time for cheating in Boggle.