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Hestia

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Wed Jun 28, 2017, 10:11 AM Jun 2017

Arrest made after Ten Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol toppled, shattered

Arrest made after Ten Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol toppled, shattered

A 6-foot-tall stone Ten Commandments monument installed Tuesday on the Arkansas Capitol grounds was toppled less than 24 hours later after a 32-year-old Arkansas man drove a vehicle into the statue, apparently while streaming the act live on Facebook, officials said.

Chris Powell, a spokesman with the Secretary of State's Office, said he was called early Tuesday and told a man drove a vehicle through the monument. That driver — identified in an arrest report as Michael Tate Reed of Van Buren — was arrested by Capitol police shortly after, Powell said. News reports indicate Reed was previously accused of destroying a Ten Commandments monument in Oklahoma.

The Arkansas arrest report said an officer around 4:45 a.m. spotted a dark-colored vehicle "start from a stopped position and ram the Ten Commandments monument."

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/jun/28/ten-commandments-monument-arkansas-capitol-toppled/

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Arrest made after Ten Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol toppled, shattered (Original Post) Hestia Jun 2017 OP
That guy really hates monuments underpants Jun 2017 #1
He had to drive 2 hours to get there. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2017 #2
Impressed. He broke all 10 commandments at once. nt NCjack Jun 2017 #3
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