PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man they suspect of about 15 tire slashings in the Cherokee Heights neighborhood, officials announced Tuesday.
Dylan Ely Creamer, 19, was arrested Monday and charged with 15 counts of criminal mischief for the slashing of multiple car tires in the Cherokee Heights area of Bay County.
Video of a suspect was obtained from a home within the neighborhood and was distributed by law enforcement to area media shortly after 15 complaints were filed by victims of a rash of tire slashings on Aug. 16. Some victims also had damage to their mailboxes.
After viewing the images, a BCSO deputy developed information that led to the identification of the suspect in the video. BCSO investigators made contact with Creamer who lives within the Cherokee Heights neighborhood. After speaking with Creamer, investigators arrested him and charged him with 15 counts of criminal mischief.