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A Henry County man says two people threw stones through his windshield because he has a mural of the Confederate battle flag on the back of his truck.
Channel 2’s Craig Lucie went to McDonough Friday afternoon, where Michael Quinton showed him the damage and a video of the vandalism taking place.
Henry County police said the incident could be investigated as a federal crime.
“I feel it’s a shame,” said Quinton.
He is a retired professional wrestler who used to be known as The Last Rebel, which is why he had the mural painted on the back of his truck in 2011.
“It’s my heritage. I was born in the South and the South has always had the flag,” Quinton said.
Quinton said early Sunday morning two men, captured on his security cameras and his neighbor’s cameras, targeted him because of the mural.
The mural shows a battle scene during the Civil War with part of the Confederate battle flag burning.
“They just heaved it. I heard the alarm go off and didn’t see anything,” Quinton said.
The next morning he saw the damage and reviewed his camera footage.
Quinton said if and when the men are caught, he would like them to write an essay about the Civil War and the meaning behind the Confederate flag.
“I feel they need to learn more about it,” Quinton said.
Henry County police told Lucie if there is evidence to show some type of bias, it could be investigated at a federal level.
After the Charleston church shooting, Quinton said he started to cover the mural and back his truck into his driveway.
“I feel more people need to be educated about Southern heritage and Southern pride. The flag is always going to be a soldier flag. That’s all it is,” Quinton said.
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