Police arrest a man from suburban St. Louis for allegedly toppling more than 100 headstones at a local Jewish cemetery more than a year ago.
Alzado Harris, 34, was arrested after police matched DNA found in a jacket left at the scene of the February 2017 vandalism to Harris, who has a prior criminal history.
After his arrest at his home, Harris confessed to the vandalism at the Chesed Shel Emeth Jewish cemetery, the St. Louis Dispatch reports.
FOX2NEWS broadcasts footage of vandalized headstones at a St. Louis area Jewish cemetery. (Screenshot)
Harris faces up to seven years in prison on the charge of one count of institutional vandalism. He is not charged with a bias or hate crime.
“There is no evidence to indicate the incident was racially, ethnically or religiously motivated,” University City police say in a statement. According to the police statement, Harris said that “he acted alone, was angry over a personal matter and was under the influence of drugs when he committed the offense.”
— JTA
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