Photo: Multnomah County District Attorney
A 29-year-old tagger who was convicted in Portland has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Shelalah Rostami spray painted graffiti on multiple properties, including Salt and Straw, Grocery Outlet, PGE and ODOT buildings. It was her first arrest.
She was ordered to pay 126-thousand-dollars restitution. After being released from prison she'll be on probation for three years.
If she tags again after prison, she faces another three years in prison.
Senior Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Kevin Demer represented the state at sentencing. After the sentencing he said:
“Our community provides many legitimate avenues where people can artistically express themselves. Damaging other people’s property, and particularly mural artwork that others paid for and that the community enjoys, is unacceptable. Disagreeing with a message or artwork does not give anyone the right to criminally deface it. My hope is that this prison sentence for a person’s first arrest for graffiti causes others to pause and think before engaging in this behavior.