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Man charged with vandalism of Tupac Shakur Statue

By DAVID SIMPSON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/02/07

A 43-year-old DeKalb man was charged this week with the recent
vandalism of a statue of Tupac Shakur at the arts center named for the
slain performer.

DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said investigators have no
reason to believe the suspect, Kenneth Anthony Wilson, had a racial
motive in the Oct. 20 incident. Wilson, who lives on North Hairston
Road near the center on Memorial Drive, is African-American.

A spokeswoman for the center last week said she was told a noose
was placed around the neck of the statue and the incident was being
investigated as a hate crime.

Parish reiterated Thursday that the object was a cross on a string.
Police also said underwear was placed on the head of the statue and
"defamatory" stickers and papers were left on the statue and a nearby
sign.

Wilson was charged Thursday with second-degree criminal damage to
property, a felony. He was being held in the DeKalb jail under a $1,500
bond.

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