A man police believe vandalized the Flint Children’s Museum and other area businesses is now behind bars following an arrest by Flint Township Police over the weekend.

Flint City resident Keylo Kentae Houston, 36, was arraigned on Wednesday. He has been charged with armed robbery, malicious destruction of property (less than $20,000); malicious destruction of property (greater than $20,000); and malicious destruction of a building (less than $20,000).

According to Flint Township Police: “Keylo Houston is believed to be the same individual who damaged buildings in Flint City as well. This information has been turned over to the Flint City Police Department for their investigation.”


“After canvassing numerous businesses in the area of the recent vandalism, detectives uncovered suspect information that was disseminated to road patrol officers,” the department posted to Facebook on Monday.

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“Over the weekend, a suspect matching the description was located by a Flint Township Officer walking on the shoulder of a busy road,” the post read. “He was taken into custody, interviewed by detectives, and lodged at the Genesee County Jail. The case will be presented to the Genesee County Prosecutors Office for review.”

Authorities have not identified the suspect, who was caught on camera at the Flint Children’s Museum. Investigators believe the man is responsible for damage to windows and structures that occurred on April 4 at several buildings along University Avenue, including the museum, Mott Park ClubHouse, Easter Seals and Sal’s Gym, MLive reports.

“We have a pretty good image of the person that did it coming around the side of the building and then again across the front of the building,” Kimberly Roddy, the museum’s executive director, told WNEM. “So, we’re hopeful that they find them and hold them responsible. It is a really unfortunate situation, but as always at the Children’s Museum somehow things go right.”

The museum donated the shattered glass to the Flint River Watershed Coalition for a mural, and reached out on social media to ask for the community’s help to fix the damage.

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“THANK YOU for the outpouring of support! So many have volunteered to donate and help. Our insurance covers the cost with a $1,000 deductible, and any amount toward that helps!” the museum posted to Facebook. The museum has since reopened.

At the Mott Park ClubHouse, 16 windows were broken.

“Challenging day for us. The clubhouse was vandalized overnight, along with several other business in the University Avenue Corridor. 16 windows were broken,” read a post on the Mott Park Recreation Area Facebook page. “Nevertheless, a young neighborhood couple still held their gender reveal party outside this afternoon. Despite the challenges, we won’t give up and we will keep working towards creating the kind of community that we want to live in.”

Sal’s Gym Flint posted to Facebook that the pulverized glass left in the wake of the vandalism has temporarily shut down the business.

The building’s landlord is working with insurance to replace damaged windows and doors, while Sal’s will likely be forced to replace equipment, according to the post.

“When the restoration company was at the gym to clean the exterior on behalf of our landlord, they explained that the pulverized glass on the floor and equipment is impossible to fully clean,” the post read. “Most likely we will have to replace the flooring in the lobby and in front of the first 2 racks.

“Needless to say, we are not going to be able to open until the insurance company comes to take photos and the restoration company is able to remove/clean the front part of the gym.”

The damage left along University Avenue followed just a day after several businesses along Linden Road in Flint Township suffered similar damage last Tuesday and Wednesday night. Police believe the suspect is responsible for the incidents in both Flint and Flint Township, according to MLive.

“A suspect broke numerous building and (parked) car windows along Linden Road in addition to damaging car tires,” police wrote in a social media post cited by the news site. “None of the damaged windows on the businesses generated an alarm and the damage wasn’t discovered until the morning hours.”