Will Russell spray-paints WHY Louisville front

Will Russell took spray paint to the front of the WHY Louisville store in the Highlands Wednesday evening.

Russell admitted to spray-painting the front of the store at 1583 Bardstown Road artwork around the side of the store and part of the Kentucky Rushmore mural — depicting Muhammad Ali, Abraham Lincoln, Col. Harlan Sanders and a Kentucky Derby horse — painted by Margaret Morely. He has owned the Bardstown Road location since 2005.

Spray paint on the front window of the store spelled out the word "shatter," just above a large red arrow. He also spray-painted over the WHY Louisville nameplate on the glass. Russell said he wants to change the words he's been called in the past because it "gets to be hurtful." It was not clear if the words spray-painted onto the building facade were connected to slurs Russell said he's been called.

WHY Louisville has a second location in NuLu, 806 E. Market St. The eclectic store sells printed Louisville-themed t-shirts, souvenirs and curiosities, according to its website.

Russell was at the store late Wednesday night with a guitar in hand. He said a few police officers stopped by to ask what he was doing, but explained it was artwork for the store. After he finished painting, Russell said he stayed around and talked to people.

This comes on the heels of Cave City, Ky., officials closing access to Funtown Mountain on Tuesday until the city's public works director could assess the structure of the park.

According to a report in The Bowling Green Daily News, Russell was at Funtown Mountain on Monday, where he was accused of destroying and giving away some of the property.

Russell has had two run-ins with police during the summer. He was arrested Aug. 29 during a traffic stop in Cave City and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and drug charges. He also was arrested in July in Louisville and was accused of smoking marijuana outside a bowling alley where Lebowski Fest is held.

Despite the setback, Funtown Mountain's Facebook page on Wednesday stated that the park will host occasional events through the rest of 2015 with an eye to becoming a "full-time amusement park by Spring of 2016."