Surprise: Moron Warmists Face Federal Charges Over Defacing Edgar Degas Exhibit

What took so long?

Feds charge climate protesters for allegedly defacing Edgar Degas exhibit at National Gallery of Art

Two members of a climate activist group were arrested and charged Friday for allegedly defacing an art exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., during a protest last month.

Timothy Martin of North Carolina, and Joanna Smith of New York, both 53, surrendered to authorities after they were indicted on conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and injury to a National Gallery of Art exhibit, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

On April 27, the pair, members of climate activist group Declare Emergency, allegedly entered the gallery and threw red and black paint on the case of the Edgar Degas sculpture “Little Danger Aged Fourteen,” according to prosecutors.

The pair then sat in front of the defaced exhibit with the paint still on their hands and posed for photos, which were later posted on Declare Emergency’s site, investigators said.

I love how they say “allegedly”, which there’s video and photos of this, and them admitting they did it.

Prosecutors said Martin and Smith’s alleged actions caused approximately $2,400 in damage and the exhibit was removed from public display for 10 days so that it could be repaired. (snip)

If convicted, Martin and Smith face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

That monetary damage and intention makes it a felony. The question now is, will a loony lefty judge or prosecutor drop the charges?

I just wonder, how did Timothy, who lives in Raleigh, NC, and Joanna, of Brooklyn, NY, travel to D.C.? Did they walk? Bike? Take the train? Or a fossil fueled vehicle or plane? I’d almost be tempted to see Tim’s address and look for a fossil fueled car in the driveway. I won’t.

Protesters smeared paint on the case & pedestal of Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” sculpture in the National Gallery of Art in D.C. to demand that President Biden declare a climate emergency. https://t.co/KtC83Mitoh pic.twitter.com/sJPUHLfkNV

— IceDave (@IceDave92) April 28, 2023

Pretty open and shut case, when morons film their crimes.

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