Dallas man broke into museum, damaged art worth millions because he was ‘mad at his girl,’ police say

A 21-12 months-previous man was arrested Wednesday evening immediately after allegedly breaking into the Dallas Museum of Artwork and harming items well worth upwards of $5 million. 

Brian Hernandez broke into the museum soon prior to 10 p.m. and started a damaging rampage, in accordance to police. He allegedly broke into a screen circumstance and smashed a 6th century B.C. Greek amphora and a Greek pot dating to 450 B.C. and worthy of about $5 million.  

Brian Hernandez is billed with legal mischief and faces 5 years to daily life in jail. 
(Dallas Law enforcement Department)

Also smashed had been a bowl from 6th century B.C., value about $100,000, and a ceramic Caddo effigy bottle valued at about $10,000.

Museum protection rushed to apprehend Hernandez, who was unarmed, law enforcement mentioned. In accordance to an affidavit, Hernandez told officers he broke in for the reason that “he acquired mad at his woman so he broke in and started out destroying property.” 

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Hernandez is billed with felony mischief of extra than or equivalent to $300,000, carrying up to five many years to lifetime in prison. 

He was booked Thursday into the Dallas County jail with bond set at $100,000. It was not instantly crystal clear if he had retained an lawyer who could communicate on his behalf. 

DMA instructed Fox News no one was harmed in the crack-in and the museum is nonetheless evaluating the extent of the problems. The museum remained open up to the community on Thursday. 

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The crack-in arrived just various days after a man disguised as an previous female in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the protecting glass surrounding the famed painting of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The assault still left a white smear on the glass, but the painting itself was not destroyed.