Published 3 years ago

Trump birthday rally driver arrested in vandalism of LGBTQ-inspired street art

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Alexander Jerich, 20, was charged Thursday with criminal mischief over $1,000, reckless driving and evidence of prejudice. A video shows a pickup truck with a blue “all aboard the Trump train” flag flying from the rear of the truck. The multicolored street art installation wasunveiled to the public Saturday.

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Yahoo News

Trump birthday rally driver arrested in vandalism of LGBTQ-inspired street art in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A pickup truck driver participating in a Trump birthday rally faces multiple charges in the vandalism of a painted city intersection inspired by Pride Month, police said Thursday. Alexander Jerich, 20, of Delray Beach, is charged with criminal mischief over $1,000, reckless driving and evidence of prejudice, which enhances the charge to a felony, police said. He turned ...

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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CBS Local

Man Charged With Doing 'Burnout' On Delray Beach LGBTQ Pride Crosswalk

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiamiAP) — A man who police say purposefully damaged a new LGBTQ pride crosswalk in Delray Beach has been arrested.Alexander Jerich, 20, turned himself in to Delray Beach police and was charged with criminal mischief over $1,000, reckless driving, and a felony enhancement for evidence of prejudice.Witnesses told police that they saw Jerich doing what appeared to be an intentional “burnout” with his pickup truck over the LGBTQ…

3 years ago·United States

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The Hill

Trump birthday rally driver arrested for vandalizing Pride street art

Florida police have arrested a driver for vandalizing Pride street art during a Trump birthday rally, Yahoo! News reported on Thursday.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Newsweek

Florida man flying Trump flag accused of vandalizing pride intersection doing "burnout"

"We're now living in an age where people feel empowered to go out and deface a synagogue, or a mosque or this week, a memorial to the LGBTQ pride community," said Rand Hoch, president of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council.

3 years ago·United States

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Florida man arrested and charged for truck burnout on LGBT pride intersection

A Florida man has been slapped with felony charges for leaving tire tracks across an intersection painted in the rainbow colors of the LGBT pride movement. LGBT activists cheered the police for throwing the book at the suspect.Alexander Jerich, 20, turned himself in to police in Delray Beach, Florida, on Thursday. Jerich was seen on Monday allegedly pulling onto the intersection in a pickup truck and spinning his rear tires for around 15 seconds…

3 years ago·Russian Federation

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Raw Story

Trump supporter who vandalized Pride mural surrenders to cops after video showing him defacing it goes viral

A supporter of Donald Trump who vandalized a Pride mural on a crosswalk in Delray Beach, Florida, using his car to make skid marks across the mural, has surrendered, Local10 News reports. Alexander Jerrich surrendered on Thursday. The vandalism took place while Jerrich was allegedly taking part in a caravan to honor Trump's birthday on June 14. His surrender came after a video of the incident went viral. "We made so much progress here in the las…

3 years ago·United States

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