The man who was filmed last year leaping into the Swan River from the roof of a speeding train, faces four years in a United States’ jail if convicted over a costly graffiti “spraycation”.

A district attorney in California claimed that Matthew Raoul White had been vandalising trains “all over the world” and needed to be taught a lesson.

“It’s all a game to him and the only way we can make an impression on Mr White is if we punish him hardly,” Steve Wagstaffe said.

Camera Icon Guy jumps off the top of a moving train on the North Fremantle rail bridge. Credit: Facebook / Brown Cardigan

The 33-year-old did not appear remorseful when Seven News visited him behind bars after he again faced a Californian court on two felony counts of vandalism for which he has plead not guilty.

But he said he had no money and no lawyer and seemed resigned to his fate.

“No one cares about me,” he said.

“I’m stuck here now.”

Mr White, who is accused of doing more than $10,000 damage to rail cars, was arrested in San Francisco trying to board a flight to Sydney on New Year’s Eve, with spray paint still on his clothes.

Prosecutors claimed the financial damage was not the only cost of Mr White’s vandalism, with hundreds of thousands of commuters inconvenienced while the carriages were repaired.

White was also the fool filmed in April making the potentially deadly jump from the roof of a train crossing the Fremantle rail bridge, narrowly missing a concrete pylon and live overhead wires carrying 25,000 volts of electricity.

He was never captured for the crime, despite WA Police issuing CCTV vision to the public and appealing for information.

Camera Icon A district attorney in California claimed yesterday that Matthew Raoul White had been vandalising trains “all over the world” and needed to be taught a lesson. Credit: WA Police

Police Minister Michelle Roberts has said WA would wait to see what happened in the US before deciding whether to pursue charges over the train-jumping incident.

Mr Wagstaffe said Mr White was wanted in another American state as well as in Australia.

“Once he completes his sentence he’ll be available for New York, Australia, anyone else can then have him to seek justice in their cases,” he said.

Mr White is expected back in court in California later this month.