In an interview last year with
Phoenix New Times, Shomer described himself as a prolific copycat, not the original Penis Man tagger. Police confirmed that Shomer was not the only one scrawling the name on public and private buildings. But he was certainly the boldest.
Dustin Shomer was sentenced to three years of probation and must pay $8K in restitution.
Ray Stern
The graffiti began turning up around town in November 2019, and especially in Tempe, home to Arizona State University. Social media users began posting photos of the vandalism, which led to a popular ABC15 News broadcast piece about the taggings that caused the Penis Man legend to grow.