Four men charged for trying to bring down statue of Andrew Jackson

The DOJ alleged Lee Cantrell, Connor Judd, Ryan Lane and Graham Lloyd, along with other unidentified people, damaged and attempted to tear down the statue on Monday. In a criminal complaint, authorities further alleged Judd was seen on video attempting to pull down the statue, and Lane was seen on video tying a rope to the statue and pulling on another rope tied to to it, according to a DOJ press release.

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The department also alleged that Lloyd was seen destroying the wheels of cannons located at the statue’s base as well as pulling on ropes trying to bring down the statue.

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