A 62-year-old man faces felony charges after he allegedly slashed Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb’s tires, as well as those of another city-owned vehicle.

Lieb’s unmarked police car was parked outside the Old Firehouse Assistance Center, 120 W. South St., Woodstock, during a City Council meeting May 1.

After the meeting, another officer noticed that Lieb had a flat tire, but the police chief rode home on a spare and didn’t think anything of it until the next day, he said.

It wasn’t until Lieb dropped off the flat to have it looked at that workers noticed it had been slashed.

“Soon thereafter, it was reported that another vehicle at City Hall had another tire damaged,” Lieb said.

After speaking with a short list of people Lieb said might want to slash the tires of city vehicles, officers arrested Arthur E. Johnson and charged him with criminal damage to government property. The offense typically is punishable by one to three years in prison.

Lieb declined to comment about why police believe Johnson was responsible, but he said the act likely was targeted.

“It is my speculation that he knew that that was the chief of police’s assigned vehicle,” Lieb said. “The other vehicle had a city of Woodstock symbol on the front doors of the vehicle.”

Johnson was sentenced Monday to 60 days in jail for an unrelated misdemeanor retail theft charge for stealing about $80 worth of merchandise from the Walmart at 1275 Lake Ave., Woodstock.

His bond is set at $20,000, meaning he must post $2,000 bail to be released.

An affidavit filed in McHenry County court states that Johnson is homeless. He is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing with a public defender June 4.