Man charged with vandalizing statue of Christopher Columbus in Lancaster

By CNN Newsource

Published July 8, 2021 12:16 PM

By Web Staff

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A man has been charged with vandalizing a statue of Christopher Columbus in Lancaster.

Police documents say Francisco Rodriguez Jr., 34, knocked down the statue and damaged the bust on Lennox Avenue between the evening on June 29 and the morning of June 30.

Damage to the statue was estimated at $7,868.

Rodriguez is also accused of other vandalism including:

Throwing bricks through the front glass doors of the Lancaster County Courthouse. Throwing bricks through the front glass doors of the Probation Office on East King Street. Damage to the doors totaled around $1,500, according to the police document.

Police said Rodriguez is homeless.

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