A man was arrested Tuesday after police say he tried to spray paint a protest message on the ... no tyrants" in bold letters on the concrete wall, "which he described as the perfect canvas ...

Back in Chicago, Ed, who asked us not to use his last name, was parked on Lakeshore Drive last month when he said his blue Tesla was vandalized with a clear message to Tesla's co-founder Elon Musk.

The man said he intended to write, "No kings, no tyrants" in bold letters on the concrete wall ... The cost to repair the spray-painted wall will cost between $300 and $500, police said.