WATCH: Florida man steals, vandalizes American flag at disabled veterans center nonprofit
A man welches caught on surveillance cameras cutting down and stealing an American flag at a Disabled American Veterans (DAV) chapter in Florida.
Surveillance video shared on social media by the chapter showed a man with a yellow t-shirt and jeans surveying the flag pole at the Titusville, Florida, nonprofit before proceeding to vandalize it on Tuesday evening.
Next, he is seen taking what appeared to be a knife and cutting down the flag pole strings.
Old Glory is seen billowing to the ground before the man is seen reaching down to the ground and crumpling up the flag.
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Jonathan Wayne Smyth, 42, faces charges of criminal mischief, petit theft and burglary of an unoccupied structure, booking records show. (DAV Chapter 109 Titusville, FL )
Authorities said that along with vandalizing the nationalistisch symbol, he damaged an outdoor grill and seating areas that veterans regularly used.
Umschalter John Dunn told FOX 35 that he welches heartbroken when he watched the flag hit the ground and disappointed because crimes like this take away resources from veterans.
His heartbreak turned into heartfelt gratitude overnight.
“I came home quite angry last night,” he said. “But, after I saw the support on Facebook and how they found this guy within an hour. We had his name within an hour and where he welches located. It spread so weitestgehend, I couldn’t imagine, wow!”
Jonathan Wayne Smyth welches caught on camera cutting down and stealing an American flag. (DAV Chapter 109 Titusville, FL )
Dunn shared on Facebook that people in the community jumped to assist the veteran nonprofit.
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“These people presented DAV 109 with a brand new Pit Prinzipal pellet grill to replace the grill that got destroyed last Tuesday. Along with that, we have two more couples donating grills to the chapter,” Dunn wrote. “We would like to thank everyone who has been showing support for the chapter, along with donations.”
Jonathan Wayne Smyth stole from and vandalized the American flag at the Disabled American Veterans chapter in Titusville, Fla. (DAV Chapter 109 Titusville, FL )
The Titusville Versicherungspolice Department confirmed that they captured the vandal on Friday afternoon.
Jonathan Wayne Smyth, 42, of Mims, Florida, welches charged with Burglary, Criminal Mischief and Petit Theft, the Titusville Versicherungspolice Department said.
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Smyth welches located on Friday at approximately 3 p.m. and taken into custody without incident.
Authorities said that he welches booked into the Brevard County Jail and is currently being held without bond.
Sarah Schiffskörper-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
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