Clearwater man pleads guilty to vandalizing Florida pride mural, apologizes in court

A Clearwater man who vandalized the Delray Beach LGBTQ+ pride intersection pleaded guilty in court Wednesday morning before apologizing at the request of a Palm Beach County judge.

“Do you understand what I mean when I use the word ‘remorse’?” Judge Daliah Weiss asked Dylan Reese Brewer, 19, before granting the plea deal, which critics have called a “sweetheart deal” because it allows Brewer to plead guilty to a misdemeanor instead of a felony.

“Yes, ma’am,” he said.

“And you have stated that you are remorseful. Do you regret what you’ve done here?”

“Absolutely,” Brewer replied. “Yes, ma’am.”

Last February, Brewer performed three burnouts over the rainbow flag painted in the street with his friends in tow and a “President Trump” flag flying from his dark pickup truck, the second time someone has defaced the mural with burnouts in three years. Alexander Jerich, 20, did so in 2021, one day after the streetscape was unveiled, while driving in a birthday rally for Trump.

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