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The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office was called to the Fantinekill Cemetery, located on State Route 209 in Wawarsing, just after 5 p.m. Monday, July 25.
A 911 caller said someone had defaced a headstone and receiving vault with spray paint.
When deputies arrived, they found swastikas painted onto both structures, police said.
On Thursday, July 28, deputies arrested a man on multiple charges in connection to the vandalism, including felony criminal mischief, a hate crime, and cemetery desecration.
The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office did not identify the suspect, but said he is a 32-year-old from Ellenville.
The suspect was later released with an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Wawarsing Court at a later date.
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