FOX5 local news
written by Evan Lambert
Tuesday October 10, 2017
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Court records show the man accused of spray-painting a swastika inside a residence hall at the University of Maryland in September is African American.
Students were surprised to learn someone who is a member of a race which has been historically oppressed is accused of the hate-related incident.
"I guess it proves that you don't have to be a certain race to hate people, but I mean, it's just you would think that someone, especially from a race that has been subjected to hate before, you would think why would you want to reciprocate that to somebody else," said student Abby Gorun.
University of Maryland police say 52-year-old Ronald Alford Sr. was served a criminal summons on Thursday and faces several charges including destruction of property and disturbing the operations of a school. Alford will not be allowed back on campus.
Officials discovered the swastika painted on a trash cart at Hagerstown Hall, a residence hall on campus, on September 27.
FOX 5 went by an address listed for Alford and the man who came to the door said no comment when asked about the incident.
Police have not revealed if Alford has a connection to campus or how he accessed the residence hall. Students told FOX 5 the swastika was found inside on the fifth floor.
Another fake hate crime. Man Caught Spray Painting Swastika On College Campus Is Black, Report Says. [10/16/17]— GlobalAwareness101 (@Mononoke__Hime) October 16, 2017
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The Daily Caller
written by Eric Lieberman
Monday October 16, 2017
A 52-year-old black man is being charged with destruction of property after allegedly getting caught spray-painting a swastika inside campus living quarters, according to Fox5.
Officials for the school discovered the swastika on a trash cart inside the fifth floor of Hagerstown Hall.
One student, apparently bewildered by the news, didn’t seem to recognize the possibility of Ronald Alford Sr.’s artwork being an attempt to stage anti-Semitic sentiment at the college.
“I guess it proves that you don’t have to be a certain race to hate people,” student Abby Gorun told Fox5. “But I mean, it’s just you would think that someone, especially from a race that has been subjected to hate before, you would think why would you want to reciprocate that to somebody else?”
Alford is also being charged with disturbing the operations of a school, and will be barred from entering campus, according to Fox5. A hearing in court is slated for sometime next month.
Fox5 is basing its report of his race off of court records, as well as a listed address and them going to where the man apparently lives. The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out the University of Maryland Police Department multiple times, but received no comment in time for publication.
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