FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- A graffiti artist accused of spray-painting on several buildings appeared in court after being caught -- blue-handed -- by police.
Witnesses called police Monday after seeing a man spray-painting an anti-Ku Klux Klan message on the side of the Standard Electric building.
"When the officers confronted him, his hands were blue," Lt. Paul Shastany, a police spokesman, told the MetroWest Daily News. "He claimed he was an artist and it was just like an addiction, spray painting."
Josh Kirby, 31, of Framingham, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to five counts of malicious mischief causing more than $250 worth of damage.
Police said they found similar graffiti on a restaurant, pizza shop and food market in the town.
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