Memorial for fallen soldier vandalized, jerk won't be charged?

Man who painted 'war criminal' on veteran's memorial will not be charged
AJC.com
By Kevin McCarty
KIRO-TV - Seattle
April 10, 2014

RAINIER, Wash. — For people in this small Washington town, seeing a mural honoring a local man killed in Iraq vandalized for a second time is angering.

“I think it’s disgusting," said espresso drive through owner Glenda Guerra. “It’s angered a lot of people. It’s a shame and it’s almost a personal offense to us.”

The mural was painted on a concrete railroad trestle support honoring Army Sgt. Justin Norton, who died while deployed to Iraq in 2006. Someone spray painted the words "war criminal" across the mural in green florescent paint. The person or persons also painted over the word "hero" under Norton’s name.

Norton’s father Jeff, a Thurston County sheriff’s deputy, said the graffiti hurts his family. “Kind of a gut punch”, said Norton in a telephone interview. “We as a family are very proud of him, of Justin. And the community is really proud of him too.”
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