Shepard Fairey

DETROIT, MI -Detroit police confirm wanted street artist Shepard Fairey is in custody.

Fairey, who has open malicious destruction of property charges in Wayne County, turned himself in to police Tuesday morning

"I can confirm that Fairey has turned himself in," Detroit Police Sgt. Cassandra Lewis said at 11 a.m. Tuesday. "We're waiting for the arraignment information."

Lewis said Fairey's attorney made arrangements with Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy's office to surrender himself for arrest.

He was being booked into the Detroit Detention Center on Mound Road as of 11 a.m., according to Lewis.

Fairey, whom Dan Gilbert and Bedrock Real Estate Services recently commissioned to paint a massive mural in downtown Detroit, was arrested on Detroit-issued warrants in Los Angeles July 6 while entering the country on an international flight.

He was later released because officials decided not to extradite him to Michigan from California on the property crimes

The Free Press reports Fairey flew into Detroit Metropolitan Airport Monday evening and said, "can't talk about anything," when he was approached by a reporter after landing.

Fairey, known best for painting the iconic President Obama "Hope" posted, is accused of causing nearly $9,000 in damages to buildings he tagged while in town for commissioned projects.

"I expect this to be investigated vigorously like any other case," Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said on June 1. " ... I think there are seven different felony charges in the last six months against graffiti artists who are almost invariably from outside the city of Detroit."

Duggan said the city has used criminal prosecution and code violations to clean much of the city's graffiti, especially along Michigan Avenue heading toward downtown.

"It's an ongoing investigation," was Detroit Police Chief James Craig's response at the time. "We want to treat everyone the same."

In addition to the commissioned Compuware piece, Fairey also created multiple murals in the Beltway alley behind The Z parking garage.

Fairey recapped his recent trip to Detroit in May, calling it "amazing" on his blog.

"I've always loved Detroit because it has so many beautiful textures, old signs, great architecture and derelict spaces for the renegade artist to fill," he writes. "Now, it also has some creatively and progressively minded community members who see street art and graffiti as part of Detroit rejuvenation through incubating creative culture.

" ... I'm very grateful to have such a prominent piece in Detroit."

Fairey spoke with young students when he was wrapping his commissioned Detroit mural, not hiding the fact that he's been arrested multiple times on vandalism and property destruction crimes.