A White man and a White woman who allegedly painted over a California community’s Black Lives Matter mural this weekend are facing hate crime charges, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office district attorney’s office said Tuesday.
A White man and a White woman who allegedly painted over a California community’s Black Lives Matter mural this weekend are each facing a hate crime charge, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.
David Nelson and Nicole Anderson are each charged with three misdemeanor counts, including violation of civil rights, vandalism, and possession of tools to commit vandalism or graffiti, the district attorney’s office said in a statement. The incident happened soon after the mural was painted in front of the courthouse in Martinez, California, on July 4.
«We must address the root and byproduct of systemic racism in our country. The Black Lives Matter movement is an important civil rights cause that deserves all of our attention,» District Attorney Diana Becton said in a statement.
«The mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country,» she said.
