Reward offered in monument vandalism
ASHEBORO – A reward is being offered for information about whoever vandalized the Confederate monument at the Randolph County Courthouse last week.
Randolph County Crime Stoppers has approved a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible.
The monument, which was erected in 1911 and features a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier on a 26-feet-high pedestal and 9-foot granite base, was found spray-painted with derogatory words about the United States on Nov. 23.
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division found security camera footage from a nearby business that showed that on the night of Nov. 22 two men dressed in dark clothing and white shoes parked a vehicle in the area and walked to the monument, vandalized it, returned to their vehicle and drove away, a sheriff’s office press release said.
The vehicle is believed to be dark-colored and may be a 2010 to 2015 Hyundai Elantra.
The sheriff’s office asks that anyone with information about the vandalism contact 911, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office at 336-318-6699 or Crime Stoppers at 336-672-7463.The spray paint was removed from the monument later on Nov. 23, the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans reported.
This article originally appeared on The Courier-Tribune: Reward offered in monument vandalism
