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Related: About this forumCalifornia man arrested for crucifix attack
California must've been tired of Florida getting all the attention;
A California man attacked several victims with stolen crucifixes during an early morning rampage that ended with his arrest on robbery, burglary, and assault with a deadly weapon charges, cops report.
According to the Ventura Police Department, Forrest Brantley, 35, broke into the gift shop of a Spanish mission early Thursday morning and stole a pair of crucifixes.
Brantley, seen at right, then attempted to rob a victim of their phone in the missions parking lot. When the victim refused to give Brantley the phone, Brantley hit that victim with one of the crucifixes, police charge.
Brantley then began walking down Venturas Main Street and did the same thing to two more victims, striking them with the crucifix, cops reported. He subsequently broke the car window of a 75-year-old man who was seated inside the vehicle and struck the man, causing him injury.
According to the Ventura Police Department, Forrest Brantley, 35, broke into the gift shop of a Spanish mission early Thursday morning and stole a pair of crucifixes.
Brantley, seen at right, then attempted to rob a victim of their phone in the missions parking lot. When the victim refused to give Brantley the phone, Brantley hit that victim with one of the crucifixes, police charge.
Brantley then began walking down Venturas Main Street and did the same thing to two more victims, striking them with the crucifix, cops reported. He subsequently broke the car window of a 75-year-old man who was seated inside the vehicle and struck the man, causing him injury.
For some reason I thought of that scene involving a crucifix in The Exorcist. Maybe it's the same demon...
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California man arrested for crucifix attack (Original Post)
47of74
Sep 2016
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Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)1. The power of crack compels you
Midnight Writer
(23,339 posts)2. So, a radical Christian terrorist, right?
johnp3907
(3,928 posts)3. I thought of that scene too.
As soon as I read the headline.