Rhode Island State Senator Joshua Miller, 69, a Democrat representing Cranston and Providence, has been arrested and charged with Vandalism/Malicious Injury to Property.
He is accused of deliberately defacing another man’s car because of an anti-Biden bumper sticker on the vehicle.
According to a report by WJAR News in Providence, Senator Joshua Miller allegedly scratched a car with a key. The incident occurred at the Garden City Shopping Center on a Thursday afternoon.
Witnesses reported hearing a loud scratching sound as they returned to their vehicle from shopping.
“Police observed a single long scratch mark on the rear passenger door, consistent with that of a car being freshly “keyed.” The vehicle had a sticker in the rear window which said “Biden sucks,” Rhode Island Current reported.
WJAR News reported that Miller was apprehended in Garden City around two hours after the complaint was lodged.
Miller further speculated, “I am a state senator. I think he recognized me. I think he is one of those ‘gun nuts.”
The surveillance footage from the shopping center showed Miller standing next to the damaged vehicle. When police later visited Miller’s home for questioning, the senator confessed to the act.
In the body camera recording, Major Todd Patalano can be heard asking Miller, “We got evidence, so you tell us how you want to handle this. You keyed his car?” to which Miller admitted, “Yeah.”
Agreeing with the officer’s sentiments, Miller voluntarily proceeded to the Cranston Police Headquarters, where he was charged with vandalism and malicious injury to property.
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