Confederates convicted: Statue unshrouders say they’ll appeal


Brian Lambert and Christopher Wayne await the outcome of their March 26 trials. They were charged with multiple counts of destruction of property and trespassing for attempting to remove the black tarps from the once-shrouded General Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson statues in their respective parks. Photo by Eze Amos

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