San Antonio's VIA police arrested 'chalktivist' Joshua 'Lakey' Hinson on Feb. 8, 2024, for drawing near Centro Plaza with washable chalk.
A local artist who was wrongfully detained in Leon Valley less than a year ago for creating sidewalk chalk art has had a similar case in San Antonio dismissed after an arrest for using washable chalk at a VIA bus stop. Street artist Joshua “Lakey” Hinson, 37, was arrested Feb. 8 by VIA Transit Police, who accused him of trespassing after he drew his signature chalk designs near the public transit agency's Centro Plaza .
Related: Watch: Leon Valley police arrested an artist for drawing with chalk on a sidewalk His recent arrest isn’t the first time Hinson has faced pushback for his art in San Antonio. He is also fighting a citation for criminal mischief issued just two days before his Feb. 8 arrest. On Feb. 6, Hinson was detained by a VIA officer while drawing with chalk at the Fredericksburg and Woodlawn bus stop, he said.
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