The supposed “ring leader” of the group that attacked the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, in front of the White House, has been arrested.
According to Fox News:
Federal law enforcement officials on Thursday arrested a man in Washington they call a “ringleader” in the recent attempt to destroy the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square near the White House.
Law enforcement sources tell Fox News that Jason Charter was arrested at his residence Thursday morning, without incident, and charged with destruction of federal property. These sources add that Charter has connections to Antifa and was in a leadership role on the night of June 22 when a large group of protesters tried to pull down the statue.
“They were very organized,” a federal law enforcement official said. “Charter was on top of the statue and directing people … they had acid, chisels, straps and a human chain preventing police from getting to the statue.”
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Protesters say the Andrew Jackson statue is offensive because he was a slave owner and because of his treatment of Native Americans.
The arrests come after an executive order was signed by Trump in an attempt to protect monuments.
