Overview
- In March 2026 a man was recorded breaking pieces off a marble wall and throwing them at the bright red 'Jurassic Age' sculpture outside the Phoenix Art Museum.
- Phoenix police, aided by museum staff, detained Todd Maddox near the Heard Museum after officers matched him to the surveillance footage.
- The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that Maddox pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage and was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.
- Maddox was ordered to pay $23,308 in restitution to cover repairs to the sculpture, and prosecutors cited nearly 20 years of prior felony convictions in seeking the sentence.
- News accounts differ on Maddox’s exact age, but all sources agree the case rested on video evidence, the defendant’s admission of drinking and meth use, and quick action by museum staff and police.