Two members of white nationalist group face charges for defacing Olympia mural in 2021
Jul. 11—In October of last year, a group of people recorded themselves vandalizing the anti-hate mural in downtown Olympia that reads "Respect & Love Olympia."
They spray-painted over the phrase and its rainbow background on Fourth Avenue using stencils that had "Patriot Front" lettering on them. It's classified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a white nationalist hate group.
Two men with known connections to Patriot Front now have been arrested and are facing charges for vandalizing the mural, the city of Olympia announced Monday.
Colton M. Brown and Spencer Simpson have been charged with a misdemeanor crime of aiding and abetting graffiti, according to the city's news release. They will be arraigned on charges at 8 a.m. July 13. Neither are from Olympia.
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