MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police have arrested the person they said vandalized the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue.
Friday morning the statue was covered in red graffiti with the word Awgowhat written on it.
After investigating the scene and questioning different people, police arrested and charged Leo Awgowhat with desecration of a venerated object and trespass or injury to a cemetery property.
He will appear in court August 24.
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