An Australian man is facing four years in prison in America after he went on a graffiti rampage in California.

Matthew Raoul White, 33, was detained by police at San Francisco International Airport, as he awaited a connecting flight to Sydney.

He allegedly had spray paint on his clothes and shoes when he was arrested.

Matthew Raoul White, 33, was detained by police at San Francisco International Airport, as he awaited a connecting flight to Sydney

White is also known to Australian police as part of the Get Hectik graffiti gang.

He is currently behind bars in America and facing four years in jail for an alleged train-tagging rampage in California's Bay Area.

The offences are said to have taken place on a number of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) cars during the first week of December last year.

Get Hectik's distinctive artwork, including 'GH' (short for Get Hectik) tags made it easier for Australian police to tip him off to their American counterparts.

'They found it was connected to an Australian gang that likes to go worldwide,' San Mateo District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.

White was previously arrested in New York in 2016 attempting to vandalise a train.

Between July 2011 and January 2012, he also sprayed a number of public trains Perth, and was required to pay more than $10,000 in fines and compensation.

Victorian and Queensland magistrates have also labelled self-proclaimed You Tube performer, 'a public nuisance'.

White's biggest claim to infamy however, was his role as the Fremantle Train Jumper, where he was videoed diving into the Swan River off the roof of a speeding train.

White was filmed last year making the idiotic leap into the Swan River, in Fremantle, from the roof of a speeding train

The graffiti artist narrowly missed a concrete pylon and live overhead wires carrying 25,000 volts of electricity

Speaking to Seven News, White admitted he had no money or lawyer and acknowledged that no one cared about him.

He remains held in San Mateo county jail on $574,140 bail with his next scheduled court appearance on January 14.