A Democratic candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives was arrested and charged after he was seen removing former President Donald Trump's campaign sign.
Lowell Simon, chairman of the Moore County Democratic Party, acknowledged Thursday night that he “removed” the Trump sign, admitting that he “shouldn't have done that.” According to WRAL News.
“I got rid of the signs because my bad angels got the better of me,” Simon admitted in a statement. “I shouldn't have done that. I didn't do it sneakily in the middle of the night. I did it at like 5 p.m.”
Moore County Sheriff's Office I wrote In a Facebook post, a deputy who was “responding to an unrelated call” noticed Simon removing campaign signs from the community and “tracked him to his residence.”
On October 10, 2024, at approximately 5:25 p.m., a sheriff's deputy working in the West End area observed Lowell Simon removing a campaign sign from the side of the road along Seven Lakes Drive. did. The deputy, who was responding to an unrelated call at the time, later tracked Simon to his home, where the sign was found on Simon's car. Simon admitted to removing the sign, which was recovered and returned to its original owner.
According to the sheriff's office, Simon was charged with “two misdemeanor counts of theft of political signs.”
On Friday, “a warrant was issued for Simon's arrest” in connection with the sign removal, the Moore County Sheriff's Office added in a Facebook post.
Simon was “released on a written promise to appear in court” and is scheduled to appear in Moore County District Court on October 30, 2024, according to the sheriff's office.
“When people, myself included, try to break the law, there should be consequences,” Simon said, adding that Democratic Party signs have also been removed or stolen, according to WRAL News. he claimed. “But the law should be applied equally. I understand that sometimes you get the perpetrator and sometimes you don't, but it needs to be applied equally.”
