Restaurant owner threatens to dig up Confederate marker
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - Enraged that a Confederate flag continues to fly outside his ice cream shop and confuse customers, a South Carolina man is now warning the flags' caretakers that he is going to dig up a nearby marker honoring rebel soldiers.
But the owners of the monument said they will have him arrested if he follows through on his threat, arguing that they own the tiny piece of land on which the monument and flag are located.
Edisto River Creamery owner Tommy Daras started digging around the monument Monday and told The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg that he left a message with the Sons of Confederates chapter in Santee, saying that if they want the monument, they better get it soon.
"If they don't call in a few days, then I will have to make a decision," Daras said. "I don't want to disgrace the monument in any way."
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