Police said they responded after callers reported seeing a man on the grounds of the Flathead County Courthouse attach a chain to a pickup truck before pulling down the monument into the street, according to the station.The man was then said to have collected the chain before driving off in the pickup, the station reported.Police said they didn’t know what provoked the act of vandalism.Online records show Weimer has a court appearance on Monday.
The Associated Press reported in 2011 that the Kalispell City Council was asked to take possession of the statue and six others that included historical texts from the Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence at the courthouse. Together, the monuments formed a "cornerstone of law" display.The AP reported that the Fraternal Order of the Eagles had given the Ten Commandments statue to Flathead County in 1950. At that time was placed in front of the courthouse.
The group took possession again prior to 2011 when the monuments became the target of a legal challenge. Workers later moved the monument to the courthouse's southwest corner during a courthouse renovation.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
Really? Not a hate crime? BS.
How old is this guy I’m mean this is the action of a 12 year old
Oohhh! God Almighty is gonna strike his ass down with lightning!
Bad man !!
Evildoers, lead by the devil and his agents came to lie, deceive, kill and destroy lives. Their only thoughts is to destroy anyone that will stop them from doing what is evil. Whatever is right, they'll destroy and replace with lies, deceit and kill.
Toss him 8n jail
Must be mormon 🙄
.FANTASTIC!!! ArrestConvictJail
Contrary to much of the rhetoric in reply, the subject matter of the monument pulled down is irrelevant. The charge is destruction of public property...it wasn't his to pull down & the same goes for all of the other monuments under attack. Better ways to do this. statuesmatter
Lock him up!!!!!!
Idolatry, turn the other cheek, no? WWJD 🤷🏽♂️
Bullet
Too bad for him he never read or knew .
10
Why hasn’t he been added to Trumps most wanted ads? Oh he’s white. Only black people go to prison. White people get their hands slapped.
Obviously a wild crazy thug related to ANTIFA. Look at that wild long hair and crazed look in his eyes... Oh wait. He looks like a republican.
Ten years
Charge him NOW
He could possibly go to hell for that, but never jail.
So I guess he must be prosecuted given trumps new EO ... keep me posted please.
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