Video has emerged catching the man who demolished Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star in the act.

Footage obtained by TMZ, shows Austin Clay, 24, hammering away at the president's star around 3am Wednesday morning in Los Angeles.

Passersby appear unfazed as Clay repeatedly lifts the tool over his head and smashes the plaque. At one point, a man appears in the video standing close to scene as Clay pays him no mind.

The video was taken before Clay fled the scene, leaving his pickaxe, and then called the police and confessed to being the culprit who smashed the name plate plaque to smithereens.

Now, the suspect faces felony vandalism charges, which could cost him a $10,000 fine and up to a three year jail sentence.

Video emerged showing Austin Clay, 24, vandalizing Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star

He used a pickaxe to deface the star around 3am Wednesday and then turned himself into police

The star was left unrecognizable and was defaced further with graffiti

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has said it has no plans to remove the star, despite its repeated targeting by vandals and activists, and a longstanding petition with nearly 50,000 signatures calling for its displacement

James Otis, who destroyed Trump's star in 2016, is trying to raise the $20,000 needed to get Austin Clay out of jail

Clay was carrying the pickaxe in a guitar case, according to reports.

Photos showed Trump's star completely destroyed and unrecognizable with debris scattered across the sidewalk.

Clay's girlfriend told CBS Los Angeles that she had no idea he was going to destroy the star, but said he has a major issue with Trump.

The outlet also reported that video showed Clay's girlfriend dancing and twerking over the star after he vandalized it.

The police department did not say what motivated Clay to deface the star. He was booked for felony vandalism and is being held on $20,000 bail.

Jail records show that he remained in custody on Wednesday night but may soon be released thanks to James Otis, the man who was arrested for vandalizing Trump's star before the 2016 election.

TMZ reports that Otis is working to free Clay from jail and also wants to meet him face-to-face.

Police said Clay left his pickaxe behind after destroying the star

Donald Trump's star on the Walk of Fame is shown here, without vandalism and defacing, near the corner of Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles on December 10, 2016

Donald Trump (left) is seen here with wife Melania Trump and their then-10-month-old son Barron after Trump was honored with the 2,327th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 16, 2007

In November 2016, Otis used also used a pickaxe to destroy Trumps's star. He pleaded no contest to felony vandalism in February 2017 and was sentenced to three years of probation and 20 days of community service. He was also slapped with $4,400 worth of fines.

Trump, who was honored with the star in January 2007, has not publicly commented on the most recent incident of vandalism.

Some time after Wednesday's incident, a pull up bar was placed over the debris in the spot where Trump's star used to sit, presumably to protect passersby from tripping over the rubble.

Gregg Donovan, a British-born actor living in Santa Monica, stood near the star to 'protect' it holding a sign that read: 'Keeping America Great. Trump 2020'.

Trump's star has been defaced, demolished or otherwise tampered with many times since he declared his candidacy for president in 2015.

Otis, who was dressed as a construction worker and also used a sledge hammer at the time, said his goal was to remove the star, auction it, and donate any money raised to the women who accused Trump of sexual assault leading up to the presidential election.

Other incidents of vandalism include a reverse swastika being spray painted on the star in January 2016, and the symbol for 'mute,' which indicates sound has been turned off on a device, being spray painted on the star in June of 2016.

Speculation around the spray painting of the 'mute' sign included the possibility that it was meant to protest Trump's antagonistic language used during his campaign.

Some time after Wednesday's incident, a pull up bar was placed over the debris in the spot where Trump's star used to sit, presumably to protect passersby from tripping over the rubble

Otis, who wants to bail Clay out of jail, defaced Trump's star in October 2016 (pictured above)

Another incident of vandalism includes the symbol for 'mute' being spray painted on the star in June of 2016 (pictured)

That incident was video taped and posted on YouTube with the title, 'Trump muted in Hollywood blvd.'

The Anti-Defamation League, whose mission is to stop the defamation of Jewish people, explains the distinction between forward and reverse-facing swastikas, as follows:

'The swastika as adopted by the Nazis has "arms" that hook to the right; later white supremacists maintained this tradition.

'Though sometimes more ignorant white supremacists accidentally render swastikas "backwards," the backwards or left-pointing swastika is typically the hallmark of someone not actually that familiar with white supremacist iconography.'

Ana Martinez, who is the vice president of media relations for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, said she'd prefer if people would stop this kind of behavior, in an interview published in November by Real Clear Life.

'I’d like people to know that the Walk of Fame is a historical landmark and I would very much like it if people didn’t damage any stars,' Martinez said.

'I know that people have their personal political views about President Trump, and feelings about other stars, but please, it would be great if people could refrain from vandalizing his star or any other stars.'

A gold-colored toilet, shown here when it was placed by Trump's star in May 2016

Political statements made surrounding Trump's star have also included the placing of a miniature wall around its edges, seemingly in protest of Trump's calls to build a border wall

Political statements made surrounding Trump's star have also included the placing of a miniature wall with barbed wire around its edges, seemingly in protest of Trump's calls to build a border wall, and nearby placement of a gold-colored toilet featuring the words, 'Take A Trump' spray painted on its tank.

The gold-colored toilet, placed by the star in May 2016, was part of a larger art installation, created in reference to the Guggenheim offering to loan the president a golden toilet after turning down a request for a specific piece of Van Gogh art, as reported by the Washington Post.

The star has already been replaced and is being protected under a large piece of wood. It needs about three days before it settles and it can be unveiled again.

Workers were pictured earlier Wednesday removing the rubble and beginning the process to replace the star.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has said it has no plans to permanently remove the star, despite its repeated targeting by vandals and activists, and a longstanding petition with nearly 50,000 signatures calling for its displacement.

All of the stars on the Walk of Fame are maintained by the Hollywood Historic Trust.

Gregg Donovan, a British-born actor living in Santa Monica, showed up later on Wednesday to 'protect' what remains at this moment of Trump's demolished star, holding a 'Trump 2020' sign

Workers have already removed the rubble on Wednesday to prep it for replacement, which is underway