Arrest made in Memorial Day cross display vandalism


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Arrest made in Memorial Day cross display vandalism
By Abbey Nickel, abbey.nickel@thegleaner.com
Updated: Yesterday 4:47 p.m.

 

A Henderson man has been arrested after he allegedly damaged more than 150 crosses in the downtown Memorial Day cross display with his vehicle early Saturday, according to officials.

 

According to Henderson Police Public Information Officer Jennifer Richmond, Anthony Burrus, 27, was arrested in connection with the incident that took place in Central Park at around 6 a.m. Roughly 160 crosses were knocked down and about 20 were destroyed.

 

The vehicle Burrus was driving, a 1979 Ford Thunderbird, was found with pieces of a cross and ground stake embedded in the tires after he left it at the McDonald's restaurant on South Green Street. Richmond said Burrus denied causing the damage in the park, but confirmed he was driving the vehicle earlier this morning and left it after it stopped working.

 

Henderson police officers and deputies from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office investigated the incident.

 

Burrus was found and arrested at his sister's apartment complex on Zion Road, and is being held at the Henderson County Detention Center. He is charged with first degree criminal mischief and leaving the scene of an accident.

 

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http://www.thegleaner.com/news/vandals-damage-memorial-day-cross-display-33e847e2-8214-1afa-e053-0100007f4bfb-381200921.html

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http://www.wbir.com/news/nation-now/arrest-made-in-memorial-day-cross-display-vandalism/220453286

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Wow, my home town in a news article on neowin. The bad thing is, is that he has already had death threats, about him being hung in the same park, etc. You can imagine the rest.

 

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