The new Ten Commandments monument outside the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., is seen damaged Wednesday morning, June 28, 2017, after someone crashed into it with a vehicle, less than 24 hours after the privately funded monument was installed on the Capitol grounds. Authorities arrested a male suspect. (AP Photo/Jill Zeman Bleed)
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for ramming his car into a monument of the Ten Commandments outside the Arkansas state legislature early on Wednesday, shattering the statue less than 24 hours after it was erected.
The suspect, identified as Michael Reed, will face charges of defacing objects of public interest and criminal trespass, the Little Rock, Arkansas sheriff’s office told AFP.
Reed apparently live-streamed video of himself charging his vehicle at the granite stele.
“Freedom!” he cries as the car slams into the 1.8m tall monument, according to footage posted on his Facebook account and re-posted by the Arkansas Online news site.
