3 Teen Girls Charged With Defacing Downtown Detroit Buildings

DETROIT (AP/WWJ) - Three suburban teenagers face felony charges for graffiti.

The Wayne County prosecutor's office says 18-year-old Esabella Meteer, 17-year-old Mackenzie Snitgen and 17-year-old Mary Elizabeth Harder participated in the defacing of two buildings in downtown Detroit.

Each faces one count of malicious destruction of a building $1000 to $20,000 —a felony which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

Two building: one in the 40 block of Michigan Avenue and one in the 1100 block of Griswold in Detroit were spray painted, prosecutors said, on Sunday, June 22, at around 9:30 p.m.

All three teens are from Grosse Pointe Woods —east of Detroit.

The trio was scheduled to arraigned in 36th District Court, Tuesday afternoon. 

It wasn't immediately known if the teens have lawyers.

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