Palm Beach County Florida – Deputies on Tuesday arrested a 16-year-old they say helped spray paint racial epithets and swastikas on properties.

The teen, who lives on the same street as the defaced houses, was one of two people who blanketed garage doors, driveways, cars, signs and even pavement outside homes in the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Primrose Lane with blue spray paint late Sunday or early Monday morning, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigators believe.

The teen told deputies he was with a friend who did most of the damage. The vandalism at the eight homes in the Sugar Pond Manor neighborhood included epithets about Jews and blacks scrawled in blue letters, along with numerous swastikas. Car tires were also slashed.

The teen was charged with four counts of criminal mischief and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center. He was expected to be released into parental custody.

Investigators are following leads in the case. No other arrests had been made late Tuesday.