The police have made an arrest in connection with the destruction of President Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week by a man with a pickax.

A suspect, who has been identified as Austin Clay, 24, was arrested on Wednesday and released early Thursday morning, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s online records. He had been held on bail of $20,000 on a charge of felony vandalism, Officer Ray Brown, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said.

It is not clear who posted bail for Mr. Clay. James Otis, 54, who attempted to remove Mr. Trump’s star by smashing it with a pickax and sledgehammer in October 2016, said he had rushed to Mr. Clay’s aid but missed his mark — by the time he had arrived to help, Mr. Clay had already been released.

The administrator of a GoFundMe page billed as raising money for the bail did not immediately respond to a request for comment.