Prosecutors Await ‘Chaka’ Report : Graffiti: City attorney will decide whether to charge Daniel Ramos once police finish investigation of latest tagger vandalism.

Allegations that a convicted graffiti vandal who calls himself “Chaka” scrawled his name on a Los Angeles courthouse elevator this week are still under investigation, authorities said Friday.

The city attorney’s office is awaiting the completion of a Los Angeles Police Department investigation before deciding whether new vandalism charges will be filed against Daniel Bernardo Ramos, 18, whose infamous “Chaka” moniker, or “tag,” led to a five-month jail sentence. With credit for time served, he was released Wednesday.

“The matter is still under review,” said Ted Goldstein, spokesman for the city attorney’s office. Goldstein estimated that the report will be released next week.

Ramos had been on the way to visit a probation officer Thursday at the Central Arraignment Court in downtown Los Angeles when he and two friends were detained and questioned after leaving an elevator in which a security officer discovered a 14-inch long “Chaka” tag. The name, scrawled in yellow marking ink, was wet enough to smear when the officer touched it.

The three denied having written the name, but a police officer who initially investigated the tag said it was written by Ramos. Police Detective Jack Luther said a handwriting expert is trying to determine if the elevator marking matches other “Chaka” signatures.

“They have numerous examples from which to work with throughout the city,” Goldstein said, referring to the more than 10,000 “Chakas” spray-painted throughout the Southland.

If charges are filed, Ramos could face up to two years in jail for violating probation, Goldstein said.