Woman charged with felonies in toppling of Confederate statue in North Carolina, sheriff says

Durham County, N.C., officials said Tuesday they arrested a woman in connection with the vandalism and toppling of a Confederate statue in North Carolina.

A 22-year-old woman was charged with participation in a riot with property damaging exceeding $1,500 and inciting others to riot, which are felonies, Durham County Sheriff Mike Andrews said. She was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of damage to property and disorderly conduct by injury to a statue, CNN reported.

Andrews also said his office expects to make at least one additional arrest, and search warrants are ongoing, the report said.

“I am not blind to the offensive conduct of some demonstrators nor will I ignore their criminal conduct,” Andrews said in a written statement issued just after midnight Tuesday. “With the help of video captured at the scene, my investigators are working to identify those responsible for the removal and vandalism of the statue.”

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