by Bob Walsh
Four men have been charged by the feds in the attempt to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette square.
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Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia is currently a guest of the
government. Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of DC, Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland
and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine have been charged and are actively being
searched for on a criminal complaint alleging destruction of federal
property. A number of John Does are also listed on the complaint which
was unsealed on Saturday.
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four men personally committed damage and are alleged to have been
actively engaged in the attempt to topple the statue the 7th President
of the United States. People do dumb stuff even when they know they are
being watched and recorded if they think they can get away with it.
Depending on where they are tried they might have trouble getting away
with this one. Jackson was a former soldier and the first President who
was not one of the founders. The penalty for damage to a statue
honoring a former member of the military is, if I remember correctly, 10
years as a guest of the people.
It seems like the feds are serious about this. I hope they are.
1 comment:
Bond reduction and new sentencing guidelines may net them community service.
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