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PA Man Who Knocked Down Christopher Columbus Statue Heading To Prison For Years PA Man Who Knocked Down Christopher Columbus Statue Heading To Prison For Years
PA Man Who Knocked Down Christopher Columbus Statue Heading To Prison For Years A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to prison for toppling the Christopher Columbus statue with a brick in June 2021, according to the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Francisco Rodriguez Jr., 34, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to three separate counts of institutional vandalism, one felony and two misdemeanors, and two counts of possessing an instrument of crime, both misdemeanors, according to a release by the district attorney's office. Rodriguez Jr. knocked down the statue and broke the front glass doors at the Lancaster County Courthouse and Lancaster Adult Probation…

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Homeless Man Charged With Breaking Into Lancaster Courthouse, Toppling Statue Of Columbus Homeless Man Charged With Breaking Into Lancaster Courthouse, Toppling Statue Of Columbus
Homeless Man Charged With Breaking Into Lancaster Courthouse, Toppling Statue Of Columbus A homeless man in Lancaster County has been arrested and charged for breaking into the Lancaster County courthouse and toppling a statue of Christopher Columbus, according to area police. Francisco Rodriguez Jr., 34, is accused of taking a brick shattering a glass pane door of the Lancaster County courthouse and toppling a bust of Christopher Columbus on June 30. Rodriguez admitted to knocking over the statue as well as throwing bricks at the doors to both the courthouse and the County probation office. The total cost of the damage is over $10,000, the statue alone cost $7,868.90. Rodrigu…

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