Man in custody after swastikas found painted on gravestones
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities in southwestern Illinois say a suspect is in custody after swastikas were found spray-painted on several homes and dozens of grave markers at a nearby cemetery.
Edwardsville police announced on Facebook that a 34-year-old man was apprehended on Saturday. Additional information on the suspect was not immediately available.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports employees at Sunset Hill Cemetery in neighboring Glen Carbon found swastikas on 150 to 200 headstones. Cemetery grounds superintendent Mark Johnson says the vandalism was discovered Saturday morning.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Glen Carbon is roughly 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of St. Louis.
Edwardsville police Sgt. Justin Towell says multiple homes in a subdivision were also vandalized. He says the same person may be responsible for both incidents.
Johnson says crews were called to clean the markers ahead of Memorial Day.