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A man identified as Christopher Sensabaugh of Los Angeles claiming to work for a 'private art handler'attempts to jackhammer an original Banksy graffiti from the wall of an old abandoned store in New Orleans on the corner of North Rampart and Kerlerec street. Sensabaugh claims the artwork is to be shipped to London for a Tate Modern retrospective of Banksy's work in April. He also claims the artwork will be re-installed at its current location once the exhibition is finished - a claim local residents seriously doubt. Please note – Use of these images is restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model/property releases are supplied unless stipulated. For any potential commercial use please contact varleypix.com. Cutting/copying/pasting/printing images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. ONLINE Media/bloggers please note - your use of images DOES NOT constitute 'personal' sales, this is considered editorial use - editorial rates apply. All images ©varleypix.com 1990-2015.

Scene of the crime. The building where thieves attempted to chop a Banksy original painting from the wall of an old abandoned store in New Orleans on the corner of North Rampart and Kerlerec street. The building will be guarded 24 hours a day for the time being. Please note – Use of these images is restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model/property releases are supplied unless stipulated. For any potential commercial use please contact varleypix.com. Cutting/copying/pasting/printing images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. ONLINE Media/bloggers please note - your use of images DOES NOT constitute 'personal' sales, this is considered editorial use - editorial rates apply. All images ©varleypix.com 1990-2015.

NOPD Mugshot. Christopher Sensabaugh of Los Angeles "was identified as the person who attempted to steal a Banksy work from 1034 N. Rampart, by drilling the mural out of the wall," according to an email from NOPD. "Sensabaugh is currently wanted for attempted theft and criminal damage to property," according to the NOPD, which stated that the graffiti was worth " $200,000 to $1.1 million dollars." Please note – Use of these images is restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model/property releases are supplied unless stipulated. For any potential commercial use please contact varleypix.com. Cutting/copying/pasting/printing images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. ONLINE Media/bloggers please note - your use of images DOES NOT constitute 'personal' sales, this is considered editorial use - editorial rates apply. All images ©varleypix.com 1990-2015.