Man charged with felony for painting swastika on Trump campaign sign in Massachusetts
wcvb.com — October 31, 2024, 04:01 PM UTC
A 74-year-old man from Massachusetts, Frederick Laidlaw, has been charged with felony defacement for painting a swastika on a Trump campaign sign. The incident occurred on private property along Route 3A.
The Cohasset Police Department reported that Laidlaw entered the property on Wednesday. A photo shows the symbol overlapping the candidate's name.
The investigation is ongoing, and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Civil Rights Division has been informed.
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