By Cole Hill (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Feb 26, 2013 12:35 PM EST

As iconic Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera was honored at the Premio Lo Nuestro awards Thursday in Miami, her son received an honor all his own: a trip to jail for the night.

In town to attend the ceremony with the rest of the Rivera family, Trinidad Angelo Marin, Jenni Rivera's son, was arrested Thursday night for vandalism at the same time his mother posthumously won five trophies, the Miami New Times reported.

Miami Beach police caught 22-year-old Trinidad Marin - also known as Michael Marin - along with another unknown friend vandalizing street signs and other public property, according to Fox News Latino. Police discovered a solid black marker, as well as a White-Out pen and "graffiti stickers" on the men and charged the two with criminal conduct. Police observed Marin and his friend tagging the streets with markers and other materials and arrested them "on the spot." It's unknown how long Marin and his friend had been at it Thursday night, or just what they were writing all over Miami's streets, but the two caused between $200 and $1,000 damage. Marin was reportedly released on $1,000 bail.

Marin's arrest is a sad footnote in a string of unfortunate incidents to befall the Rivera family in the last year. 

Marin's mother, Jenni Rivera, as well as four of her staff and two pilots died Dec. 9 when the small private Learjet carrying them plummeted from 28,000 feet and crashed into a mountainous area 9,000 feet above sea level, according to Mexico's transportation secretary. The jet was flying them from the northern Mexican city of Monterrey to the central city of Toluca. 

According to CNN, the cause of the crash is under investigation. The accident report will not be ready for nine months to a year, the secretary of communications and transportation said.

"Rivera was well-established as a musical powerhouse with her Spanish-language performances of regional Mexican corridos, or ballads," noted USA Today at the time of her death. "For fans, the [Diva de la Banda] nickname captured her powerful voice and the personal strength many admired," said the newspaper.

After dominating Latin charts for years, many saw Rivera as poised to break into the English-language market. Rivera sold 15 million records, according to Billboard. Following her untimely passing, Rivera's music experienced a renewed surge of life from her devoted fan base, with three of her records ascending to the No.1, 2, and 3 spots on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart, and the icon receiving 11 posthumous Latin Grammy nominations.

Rivera's last gift to her millions of fans - the Latin pop star's memoir, "Unbreakable" - will hit stores in English and Spanish in July, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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