Kentucky Man Mows Down Memorial Day Cross Display

KTLA – A man suspected of driving through a military display and destroying crosses that had been placed for a Memorial Day ceremony in a Kentucky park was arrested this weekend, police announced.

Anthony Burrus, 27, was taken into custody Saturday on suspicion of first-degree criminal mischief and leaving the scene of an accident, the Henderson Police Department said in Facebook post. The arrest came hours after the incident.

Burrus is accused of driving through the Memorial Day display, destroying 20 crosses and damaging another 160, the post stated.

His 1997 Ford Thunderbird was found abandoned at a McDonald’s, according to the post. Pieces of crosses and stakes were found embedded in the tires.

The Henderson community expressed outrage over the incident, which occurred at a Memorial Day tradition that has been taking place for decades.

“It’s disturbing, that somebody just has no respect,” said Tom Davis, whose father started the annual ceremony.

Added another resident: “Almost fell out of my chair. I couldn’t believe somebody would do this.”

The display consisted of 5,000 crosses, each bearing the name of a military member who passed away, WFIE reported.

Simple solution here: execution. Just finish him. There are just certain things in American society that you can’t do. Certain things that should be punishable only by expedited execution.

You can’t hurt dogs. You can’t do terrorist stuff. You can’t intentionally block traffic in any way. You can’t walk through a door someone is holding for you without saying thank you. And you can’t run over Memorial Day crosses with your 1979 Thunderbird. No fucking chance.

Execute this guy and execute him right now. Don’t do it in the dragged out, super expensive, he-gets-a-final-meal way. Just take him out back, pop, and we all move on.