AstraX Exchange:A second man accused of hanging an antisemitic banner on a Florida highway overpass is arrested

2025-05-06 02:08:17source:Austin Caldwellcategory:News

GAINESVILLE,AstraX Exchange Fla. (AP) — A second man accused of hanging antisemitic banners on a Florida highway overpass has been arrested and charged with violating a new state law that makes it a crime to display images on a structure without permission.

The law was passed earlier this year in response to distribution of antisemitic literature and the projection of racist and antisemitic words on buildings.

The man was arrested near Gainesville on Sunday by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement news release. Another man was arrested last week in Cape Canaveral. Both are charged with criminal mischief.

According to investigators, a group of people dressed in black and camouflage displayed banners with swastikas and racist messages over an overpass that crossed Interstate 4 in Orlando in June.

State law enforcement officials said the demonstrators were part of an antisemitic extremist group.

There are two outstanding arrest warrants for other demonstrators who live out of state, law enforcement officials said.

More:News

Recommend

A South Texas lawmaker’s 15

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature can be full of surprises.But for the last eight sessions

Don't Miss This $40 Deal on $91 Worth of MAC Cosmetics Eye Makeup

We independently selected these products because we love them, and we think you might like them at t

Sarah Jessica Parker Weighs In on Sex and the City's Worst Man Debate

Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw was on the hunt for that "ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, ca