Man charged with vandalism of Tupac Shakur statue
By DAVID SIMPSON
ajc.com
A 43-year-old DeKalb man was charged this week with the recent vandalism of a statue of Tupac Shakur at the arts center named for the slain performer.
DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said investigators have no reason to believe the suspect, Kenneth Anthony Wilson, had a racial motive in the Oct. 20 incident. Wilson, who lives on North Hairston Road near the center on Memorial Drive, is African-American.
A spokeswoman for the center last week said she was told a noose was placed around the neck of the statue and the incident was being investigated as a hate crime.
Parish reiterated Thursday that the object was a cross on a string. Police also said underwear was placed on the head of the statue and “defamatory” stickers and papers were left on the statue and a nearby sign. (more…)
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