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Former Steelers RB Baron Batch To Be Arrested For Recent Graffiti Spree

Remember Baron Batch? Well, the former seventh-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers is back in the news and not in a good way as the football player turned artist is likely to be arrested soon for leaving graffiti at Heritage Trail and Hot Metal Bridge.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, local police plan to arrest Batch in the near future as his illegal artwork has resulted in more than $16,000 in damages. He will likely be charged with 30 counts of criminal mischief involving graffiti, according to several online reports.

Batch, who appeared in 12 games for the Steelers in 2012, talked recently about the graffiti saying, “Great artists paint on things.