Montana man charged with toppling Ten Commandments monument - News Summed Up

Montana man charged with toppling Ten Commandments monument


Montana police arrested a man who they said pulled down a courthouse Ten Commandments monument with a chain and a pickup truck, according to reports. Anthony Weimer was booked into jail on a charge of felony criminal mischief following the incident Saturday in Kalispell, KHQ reported. 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 AP reported that the Fraternal Order of the Eagles had given the Ten Commandments statue to Flathead County in 1950. Workers later moved the monument to the courthouse's southwest corner during a courthouse renovation.


Source: Fox News June 28, 2020 20:21 UTC



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