Teen Charged With Spraying Graffiti on Schools

An 18-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges after he allegedly spray-painted graffiti on two Waukesha schools during spring break.

Sean M. Litzau was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Thursday with two counts of criminal damage to property and two counts of graffiti. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison and $40,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

At about 11:15 p.m. April 12, a surveillance camera at spotted Litzau approach the school from Sherryl Lane, then stick up his middle fingers at the camera as he went by. He then walked to the front entrance of the building, pulled out cans of spray paint and painted a cross with “666” surrounding it and the letters “OFWG” inside the cross. He then went to the window of the school resource officer’s officer and painted “R.I.P.WPD.”

Officers also discovered someone had gone to on the same day and painted an upside down cross with “666,” the letters “OFWG” and “(expletive) the police.”

Police received numerous tips that Litzau was the one who spray-painted the buildings, so they talked to him and he admitted to the crimes. He said he painted Summit View first, then walked to North. He said the letters and symbols stand for antichrist and Satan, and the letters on the resource officer’s officer wasn’t a threat to the officer, but just something to paint.

Litzau said he attended both schools and would have wrote more, but he ran out of paint.

He said he was sorry he got caught, but sorrier his sisters saw what he spray-painted on the schools.    

Litzau is currently out of custody and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.