RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Tyra Sanchez is arrested and charged with vandalism
RuPaul’s Drag Race champ Tyra Sanchez, real name James William Ross, was arrested Thursday on charges of vandalism.
Ross, who is now said to have retired his drag act, was taken to Fulton County Jail in Atlanta this morning.
A spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department said they responded to a vandalism call at an apartment complex, where someone had spray-painted the words ‘do not move here’ across the building, PEOPLE reports.
Busted: RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Tyra Sanchez is arrested and charged with vandalism (pictured above in 2013)
Ross was identified as the suspect by police officers and charged with criminal damage to the property, per the report.
TMZ report that Ross was living in the building that he allegedly tagged with graffiti and had reportedly not paid his rent in months.
The reality star won season two of RuPaul Drag Race in 2010, but has since distanced himself from his alter ego Tyra.
Retired: Sanchez, real name James William Ross, is now said to have retired his drag act
In March, Ross announced that he was retiring from his drag act, according to a report by Instinct Magazine.
In a now-deleted post, Ross reportedly stated that he has ‘outgrown the desire to dress up’ adding that he ‘wants muscles, no more shaving my face, I want to look like ZADDY!’ He also said: ‘MY NAME IS JAMES OR JAY. NOT TYRA, SHE, MA’AM, OR QUEEN.’
Currently his Instagram account has deleted all its posts, and just has one video image with the caption: ‘Verified NEW IG @CREATORIV Tyra Sanchez does not exist anymore and will never return. Stop hoping. Stop wishing. Stop asking.’
Stardom: The reality contestant is seen at a Drag Race party in New York in 2010