Man arrested on suspicion of spray-painting swastikas on President Trump’s Hollywood star

A 29-year-old man was arrested this week on suspicion of spray-painting swastikas on President Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Los Angeles.

According to The Los Angeles Times, Jose Ortega was arrested on Dec. 23rd and booked into the Los Angeles County jail on a more than $20,000 bail for suspicion of felony vandalism, said Officer Mike Lopez, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department.

A witness said they saw Ortega tag the star late Sunday afternoon and called the police. Authorities were able to catch up with the suspect near Hollywood Boulevard and arrest him.

The LA Times reports the graffiti has since been cleaned, however, it isn’t the first time President Donald Trump’s Hollywood star has been targeted.

You may recall back in July, a 24-year-old vandal took a pickax to the President’s star shortly before turning himself into police. And then in October of 2016, during the presidential campaign, another man attacked the star.

That man was charged with felony vandalism after bashing the star with a sledgehammer.

To read the whole story from the LA Times, click here.