Taylor Pelton was arrested for vandalizing the homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders during a pro-Palestinian protest in June.
A suspect involved in vandalizing the homes of Brooklyn Museum's top leaders with red paint during a pro-Palestinian protest in June was arrested and charged with hate crimes on Wednesday, the New York Police Department told Newsweek.Taylor Pelton, 28, was arrested in Queens after targeting the homes of Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak and Kimberly Panicek Trueblood, the museum's president and chief operating officer, in mid-June.
Nearly two weeks before the incident, hundreds of demonstrators marched and protested outside the museum, with city police detaining 34 people and arresting six on charges related to trespassing and assault.Mass pro-Palestinian protests have swept across the U.S. due to the country's diplomatic support and military aid for Israel.
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