Vandalism, but no hate crime charge in attack on Armenian church

A man who allegedly used a sledgehammer to smash a religious monument outside St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church faces felony vandalism charges -- but not hate crime charges. Victor Petrescu appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Glendale to answer to a list of charges that included felony vandalism of religious property. It included an enhancement charge for damage exceeding more than $50,000 -- a misdemeanor count of possessing a sledgehammer with the intent to commit vandalism an...

Read full article Share article