Johnny Cash fan tagging Sugar House businesses

Salt Lake City police say an apparent Johnny Cash fan has been doing more than walking the line.

The unidentified man seen in a black-and-white surveillance video is being called a serial graffiti suspect, hitting at least 10 businesses in the Sugar House area since Aug. 10. The man's ring of graffiti stretches from 1300 South to 2100 South and from 900 East to 1300 East, said Salt Lake City police detective Jeff Bedard.

The most recent incident of Cash graffiti was over the weekend.

All of the graffiti includes the word "Cash" in big letters. Some of the graffiti includes a crown and the words, "I'm a drifter." At least one incident included a painted picture of Cash's head with the words, "Hello I'm Johnny Cash."

The moniker being used in all the graffiti is "Cash" or "JRCash."

Police did not have a dollar estimate Wednesday on the damage. The man was captured in at least one business surveillance video tagging a local business.

Anyone with information on the man is asked to call the city's Tips for Cash line at 799-INFO. The Sugar House Merchants Association is also offering a $500 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the tagger. Both police and merchants say they would like to see the man sing the Salt Lake County Jail blues before he causes anymore "hurt."

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