Four arrested for vandalism in vicinity of Vance Monument

Posted on — Virginia Daffron
Damage done by vandals attempting to remove a plaque from a marker that sits west of the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville on Aug. 18. Photo by Dan Hesse

Press release from Asheville Police Department:

Asheville, NC (August 18, 2017): This morning at approximately 7:40 a.m. the Asheville Police Department responded to a report of vandalism at the Vance Monument. Upon arriving officers located a group of protesters gathering around the Vance Monument. Several protesters were attempting to vandalize the smaller monument. Four individuals were arrested and  charged with Damage to Real Property.

  1. Nicole Townsend, 11/7/1989, of Asheville
  2. Amy Cantrell, 3/10/1972, of Asheville
  3. Hillary Brown, 3/28/1987, of Asheville
  4. Adrienne Sigmon, 5/24/1983, of Asheville

If anyone has any additional information on this incident they are encouraged to contact the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110 or CrimeStoppers at (828) 255-5050.

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2 thoughts on “Four arrested for vandalism in vicinity of Vance Monument”

  1. John Penley

    Amy Cantrell ,in my opinion, is one of the finest citizens in Asheville and her work with the homeless here has been beneficial to many US military homeless Veterans and many others. I just returned from the protests in Charlottesville and I am in shock over the murder of Heather Heyer, the 16 others that were hit by the same car and the hate spewed by Jason Kessler and the large number of hardcore brownshirt type Nazis that attended his rally. I urge the City to drop the charges in exchange for community service which will be easy for Amy to do since she has already been doing it for years.

    • Big Al

      If community service is so “easy to do”, it is not punishment, and she SHOULD BE PUNISHED. Her admirable service to veterans and the homeless does not justify criminal vandalism that costs ALL taxpayers to repair.

      I would have no problem with a public campaign to encourage civic leaders to remove the confederate Robert E. Lee plaque from the Vance monument area, but it should be done LEGALLY.

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