FLUSHING — A California man was arrested July 9 at Citi Field after he was caught vandalizing a foul pole, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Gregory Gaines, 50, was charged with making graffiti and possessing a graffiti instrument after a security guard caught him writing “Jack 7/9/2009” on the pole with a permanent marker.
“I was doing a five-ballpark tour and at Fenway I signed the pole, so I signed it here, too,” Gaines told police, according to a criminal complaint filed by the DA’s office.
Gaines pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct July 9 and was sentenced to 15 days in jail and a $250 fine.
