3 people were arrested on suspicion of splashing blue paint on a Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower
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Three people were arrested on suspicion of splashing blue paint on the Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower in New York City, NBC New York reported Saturday.
The incident marked the second time someone defaced the mural.
A man splashed red paint over the mural on Monday, and Department of Transportation workers restored the mural by the evening of the day it was tarnished.
One of the women charged with criminal mischief told NBC News, "I'm just sick and tired of the disrespect that our law enforcement is getting under de Blasio and Cuomo."
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of splashing blue paint on the Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower in New York City, NBC New York reported.
Two women and a man — identified as Juliet Germanotta, D'Anna Morgan, and Luis Martinez — were charged with criminal mischief and were released with an order to appear in court.
Another woman was issued a summons accusing her of distributing flyers without permission, according to NBC New York.
This incident marks the second time someone has defaced the mural. A man splashed red paint over the mural on Monday, and Department of Transportation workers restored it by the evening of the day it was tarnished.
Germanotta was wearing a shirt that said "All Lives Matter," according to NBC News.
Morgan, who is a 25-year-old Black woman, told NBC News she's "just sick and tired of the disrespect that our law enforcement is getting under de Blasio and Cuomo" — referring to New York's mayor and governor. "I am not anti-Black at all," she added. "I am African American. All lives matter, including Black lives."
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