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Dundalk Man Pleads Guilty to Swastika Vandalism
Dundalk man admits painting swastikas on Jewish headstones in Baltimore County cemetery.
In brief
Dundalk man admits painting swastikas on Jewish headstones in Baltimore County cemetery. George Horn, 36, from Dundalk, pleaded guilty to spray-painting swastikas on 12 Jewish headstones at Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery in July 2023, causing $6,500 in damages. Originally reported by The Banner.
George Horn pleads guilty
A 36-year-old Dundalk man pleaded guilty to spray-painting swastikas on 12 Jewish headstones at Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery in Baltimore County.
Vandalism evidence found
Investigators found texts, slurs for Jewish people, and a translated copy of 'Mein Kampf' on Horn's phone, plus a nine-second video of him painting headstones.
Damages and sentencing
The Jewish Cemetery Association of Greater Baltimore paid $6,500 for repairs, and Horn faces up to three years in prison with sentencing in January.
The one thing
George Horn, 36, from Dundalk, pleaded guilty to spray-painting swastikas on 12 Jewish headstones at Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery in July 2023, causing $6,500 in damages.
