Chi Phi house vandalized

Bill DiNome / Student Media Coordinator

A Wilmington man was arrested in connection with vandalizing the Chi Phi fraternity house at 5004 Wrightstville Ave. Friday.

Mikel Beau Long, 20, of 5009 Park Ave. was charged with two counts of damage to real property and three counts of damage to personal property, and was held at the New Hanover County Jail on $3,000 bail.

According to Wilmington Police Department spokeswoman Linda Rawley, the Chi Phi house, a privacy fence, several vehicles and five street signs were spray-painted with red, black and blue paint sometime between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. Friday morning. Insults and epithets were visible all around the property.

Chi Phi president Justin Long estimated that $15,000 damage was done to the property. The fraternity has insurance to cover the damage, although there is a $5,000 deductible.

Long said he was not sure what sparked the incident. “We don’t know what their motive is,” he said.

Police are investigating the incident and may make more arrests.