Suspect arrested in destruction of Trump’s Hollywood star
Pedestrians walk past a cordoned off area surrounding the vandalized star for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday in Los Angeles. Det. Meghan Aguilar said investigators were called to the scene before dawn Wednesday following reports that Trump’s star was destroyed by blows from a hammer.
A man takes a photo of the vandalized star for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday in Los Angeles.
A man stands near a cordoned off area surrounding the vandalized star for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles police have arrested a man suspected of using a sledgehammer to destroy Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Officer Andrew Chambers says Jamie Otis was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of felony vandalism. It wasn’t immediately known if Otis has an attorney.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which maintains the popular tourist attraction, says it will take several days to repair Trump’s star.
Otis told several media outlets after Wednesday’s pre-dawn attack that he originally intended to remove the star. He says he wanted to auction it off to raise funds for the 11 women accusing the presidential candidate of groping them. Trump has denied the groping allegations.
Trump’s star was dedicated in recognition of his work on NBC’s “The Apprentice.”