SANTA ANA A Tustin man who was accused of slashing the tires of more than 20 vehicles in Rancho Santa Margarita over a five-month period was convicted Thursday, Jan. 25 of felony and misdemeanor vandalism charges.

My Ngoc Tien Nguyen, 38, was convicted of one felony count and two misdemeanor vandalism counts, and acquitted of two additional counts.

Nguyen is scheduled to be sentenced April 13.

When Nguyen was arrested in April, sheriff’s deputies said the first reported incidents of vandalism happened in late 2016, but the tire slashing escalated from there, prompting residents to create a Facebook page on the issue.