An 18-year-old Linton man was arrested July 30 after police allege he sprayed weed killer across the Linton-Stockton High School football field, causing more than $750 in damage.

Dylan Wilkes, of Linton, is charged with Class A misdemeanor criminal mischief when the damage is between $750 and $50,000 and Level 6 Felony criminal trespass on a scientific research facility, a public utility facility, school property, or a school bus.

According to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Linton Police Department, the School Resource Officer reported the vandalism on July 15 after reviewing surveillance footage from the early morning hours of May 11.

Police said surveillance video showed three masked individuals dressed in black walking onto the football field after entering through a locked area. One person was carrying a weed sprayer, another carried a piece of cardboard and a third appeared empty-handed.

Investigators said aerial photographs later revealed extensive damage to the field, including large images, an expletive toward a school administrator, and multiple patches of dead grass. According to the affidavit, the damage was consistent with the application of weed killer, and the cost to repair the field exceeded $750.

During the investigation, officers interviewed several individuals who were present that night.

According to the affidavit, a witness told police he did not enter the football field but identified Wilkes, Andrew Alexander and Jose Sevilla-Garcia as the three individuals who did. The witness said he later learned about the incident through conversations after it occurred.

Police also interviewed Jose Sevilla-Garcia, who allegedly admitted entering the football field with Wilkes and Alexander. According to investigators, Sevilla-Garcia told police Wilkes was the only person who sprayed the weed killer and said the sprayer had come from the back of the witness’s vehicle.

A juvenile witness also told investigators that Wilkes was the person spraying weed killer while Alexander and Sevilla-Garcia stood nearby, according to court documents.

Investigators later spoke by phone with Alexander, who also allegedly identified Wilkes as the person who sprayed the chemical on the field.

Alexander and Sevilla-Garcia were arrested on July 27.

Police said Wilkes later called the investigating officer and asked whether he was the subject of a criminal investigation. After being told he was, Wilkes said he would not come to the police station and that he had retained an attorney, according to the affidavit.

Wilkes was transported to Greene County Jail in the late evening hours of July 30. His bond was set at $5,000 surety with 10% cash allowed. He was released after posting $500.