Leroy N. Soetoro
2017-06-28 18:09:12 UTC
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/06/arkansas_ten_commandments_monu.ht
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Capitol police arrested a man after Arkansas' new Ten Commandments
monument was smashed to pieces when someone rammed a vehicle into it early
Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the 6-foot granite statue was placed
on state Capitol grounds.
Secretary of State's Office spokesman Chris Powell said capitol police
arrested the male suspect early Wednesday.
The driver is identified in an arrest report as Michael Tate Reed of Van
Buren, Arkansas. A Facebook Live video shot early Wednesday and posted on
an account belonging to a Michael Reed appears to show the destruction of
the monument.
In the video, the sky is dark and the Arkansas Capitol's dome is visible.
Music is heard followed by a female voice, likely on the radio, saying,
"Where do you go when you're faced with adversity and trials and
challenges?" The driver is then heard growling, "Oh my goodness. Freedom!"
before accelerating into the monument. The vehicle's speedometer is last
shown at 21 mph and then a collision can be heard.
Pulaski County jail records show that Reed was booked into the jail
shortly after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on preliminary charges of defacing
objects of public interest, criminal trespass and first-degree criminal
mischief, with Capitol Police listed as the arrest agency.
Arkansas' monument fell from its plinth and broke into multiple pieces as
it hit the ground.
"As far as what happens to the monument, it's unclear at this time,"
Powell said. "The first thing will be to clean up the debris."
Nearly three years ago, a Ten Commandments monument at Oklahoma's Capitol
met a similar fate, when a driver crashed his car into the statue,
shattering it. That driver was identified as Michael Tate Reed of Van
Buren, Arkansas. He was admitted the next day to a hospital for mental
treatment and formal charges were never filed. It is not yet clear if he
is the same person who attacked the Arkansas monument.
The privately funded, granite monument in Little Rock weighed 6,000 pounds
(2,721 kilograms). It was installed Tuesday morning on the southwest lawn
of the Capitol with little fanfare and no advance notice. A 2015 law
required the state to allow the display near the Capitol, and a state
panel last month gave final approval to its design and location.
Plans for Arkansas' monument sparked a push by the Satanic Temple for a
competing statue of Baphomet, a goat-headed, angel-winged creature
accompanied by two children smiling at it. Efforts to install that
display, however, were blocked by a law enacted this year requiring
legislative approval before the commission could consider a monument
proposal. The Satanic Temple has vowed a lawsuit over the measure, and
said it didn't believe the law should be applied retroactively to its
proposal.
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denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party has run out of gas.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for ending the disaster of the
Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Capitol police arrested a man after Arkansas' new Ten Commandments
monument was smashed to pieces when someone rammed a vehicle into it early
Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the 6-foot granite statue was placed
on state Capitol grounds.
Secretary of State's Office spokesman Chris Powell said capitol police
arrested the male suspect early Wednesday.
The driver is identified in an arrest report as Michael Tate Reed of Van
Buren, Arkansas. A Facebook Live video shot early Wednesday and posted on
an account belonging to a Michael Reed appears to show the destruction of
the monument.
In the video, the sky is dark and the Arkansas Capitol's dome is visible.
Music is heard followed by a female voice, likely on the radio, saying,
"Where do you go when you're faced with adversity and trials and
challenges?" The driver is then heard growling, "Oh my goodness. Freedom!"
before accelerating into the monument. The vehicle's speedometer is last
shown at 21 mph and then a collision can be heard.
Pulaski County jail records show that Reed was booked into the jail
shortly after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on preliminary charges of defacing
objects of public interest, criminal trespass and first-degree criminal
mischief, with Capitol Police listed as the arrest agency.
Arkansas' monument fell from its plinth and broke into multiple pieces as
it hit the ground.
"As far as what happens to the monument, it's unclear at this time,"
Powell said. "The first thing will be to clean up the debris."
Nearly three years ago, a Ten Commandments monument at Oklahoma's Capitol
met a similar fate, when a driver crashed his car into the statue,
shattering it. That driver was identified as Michael Tate Reed of Van
Buren, Arkansas. He was admitted the next day to a hospital for mental
treatment and formal charges were never filed. It is not yet clear if he
is the same person who attacked the Arkansas monument.
The privately funded, granite monument in Little Rock weighed 6,000 pounds
(2,721 kilograms). It was installed Tuesday morning on the southwest lawn
of the Capitol with little fanfare and no advance notice. A 2015 law
required the state to allow the display near the Capitol, and a state
panel last month gave final approval to its design and location.
Plans for Arkansas' monument sparked a push by the Satanic Temple for a
competing statue of Baphomet, a goat-headed, angel-winged creature
accompanied by two children smiling at it. Efforts to install that
display, however, were blocked by a law enacted this year requiring
legislative approval before the commission could consider a monument
proposal. The Satanic Temple has vowed a lawsuit over the measure, and
said it didn't believe the law should be applied retroactively to its
proposal.
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party has run out of gas.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for ending the disaster of the
Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.