Authorities arrested 47-year-old Brooklyn resident Rodrick Webber around 3:40 p.m. at the George Burgess Art Gallery, located at 462 West Broadway in SoHo.
Officers determined Webber had spray painted the word "Daddy" on a wall inside the gallery, damaging a painting worth $14,500.
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Officials say the painting was damaged by the pink mist that came out of the spray can.
When a gallery employee approached the suspect, Webber attacked them.
During the arrest, the suspect called the officers "Nazis."
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Authorities believe the suspect was targeting Hunter Biden, who had art pieces inside the gallery. None of Biden's artwork was ruined.
Webber has been charged with criminal mischief and assault.
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