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<a href="https://www.alternet.org/2021/06/desantis-2653522421/">https://www.alternet.org/2021/06/desantis-2653522421/</a>Florida man was arrested and charged with multiple felonies last Thursday after intentionally performing a "burnout" with his car over a Pride-themed mural painted on an intersection in Delray Beach, opening him up to become the first person charged under the state's controversial new "anti-riot" bill pushed by Republicans.Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed the bill meant to crack down on protests in the wake of the George Floyd uprisings earlier this year, just as the trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derick Chauvin was wrapping up. The legislation was heavily opposed by <a href="https://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida/2021/04/22/florida-gov-ron-desantis-sued-over-states-new-anti-riot-law/'" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">first amendment activist</a>s and Black lawmakers in the state. Now a young Trump supporter may be the first person entangled by the new law.Alexander Jerich, 20, is accused of deliberately making skid marks across a mural meant to commemorate the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting, in his Chevrolet Silverado PICKUP TRUCK. According to <a href="https://www.wpbf.com/article/delray-beach-pride-crosswalk-vandalized-arrest/36755336" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">WPBF</a>, Delray Beach Police have since charged Jerich with criminal mischief, reckless driving, and evidence of prejudice. Just prior to the incident, Jerich was allegedly participating in a pro-Trump rally in celebration of the former president's birthday that was put together by the Palm Beach County Republican Executive Committee.A witness <a href="https://www.wftv.com/news/trending/florida-man-arrested-vandalism-after-doing-burnout-through-pride-street-mural/Q5IQH6FBTZD7DM6WG6TFJMEGHI/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">told</a> the police that heard someone holler "tear up that gay intersection" before Jerich shortly defaced the mural with his car. The incident was also caught <a href="https://twitter.com/cbs12/status/1407662216711753730?s=12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">on video</a>, which allowed the police to identify Jerich, who turned himself in, through a license plate search.Rand Hoch, founder and president of the Palm Beach Human Rights Council, <a href="http://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/06/18/man-charged-vandalism-delray-beach-lgbtq-pride-crosswalk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">told</a> WFOR that Jerich carried out "a deliberate act of violence against the LGBTQ community. We've made such progress here in the last 30 years on LGBTQ issues. To see someone do something like this took me by surprise.""Kudos to the Delray Beach Police Department for swiftly identifying and arresting this hateful criminal," Hoch added.The city had just unveiled the mural two days before the incident, according to law enforcement, and paid north of $16,000 for its creation.Jerich could now be subject to heightened penalties imposed by Florida's new GOP-backed "anti-riot" law <a href="https://www.salon.com/2021/04/21/racist-unconstitutional-and-anti-democratic-fl-passes-anti-protest-law-ahead-of-chauvin-verdict_partner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">signed</a> back in April. As WPEC's Sam Kerrigan <a href="https://twitter.com/cbs12/status/1407662216711753730?s=12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">noted</a>: "When it comes to this case, the key here is that this new anti-riot law also stops someone from damaging historic property or a memorial. And under the law, this new Pride mural in Delray Beach, here, qualifies as a memorial because it's dedicated to the lives lost in the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando."Hoch, too, suggested that Jerich could be charged under the new GOP measure.<div class="around-the-web" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="from-your-siteheadline" style="font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase;">FROM YOUR SITE ARTICLES</div><ul class="around-the-weblist" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline-block; width: 589.446px; list-style: none;"><li class="from-your-siteitem"><a href="https://www.alternet.org/2021/05/disney-rejects-desantis-mask-order-for-floridas-theme-parks/" class="from-your-sitelink" target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s; font-weight: lighter; line-height: normal; display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px;">Disney rejects DeSantis mask order for Florida's theme parks ... ›</a></li><li class="from-your-siteitem"><a href="https://www.alternet.org/2021/06/how-ron-desantis-has-positioned-himself-as-a-leading-maga-culture-warrior-conservative/" class="from-your-sitelink" target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s; font-weight: lighter; line-height: normal; display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px;">How Ron DeSantis has positioned himself as a leading MAGA ... ›</a></li><li class="from-your-siteitem"><a href="https://www.alternet.org/2021/06/ron-desantis-2653505905/" class="from-your-sitelink" target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s; font-weight: lighter; line-height: normal; display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px;">'Florida goes full fascist': Ron DeSantis sparks furious backlash with ... ›</a></li></ul><div class="around-the-webheadline" style="font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 10px;">RELATED ARTICLES AROUND THE WEB</div><ul class="around-the-weblist" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline-block; width: 589.446px; list-style: none;"><li class="around-the-webitem"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-voting-rights-voting-government-and-politics-2d3177bdf6c823d54fc6cbf049ba7da9" class="around-the-weblink" target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s; font-weight: lighter; line-height: normal; display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px;">Florida gov signs GOP voting law critics call 'un-American' ›</a></li><li class="around-the-webitem"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/22/ron-desantis-is-showing-trump-level-skill-waging-culture-war/" class="around-the-weblink" target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s; font-weight: lighter; line-height: normal; display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px;">Opinion | Ron DeSantis is showing Trump-level skill at waging ... ›</a></li><li class="around-the-webitem"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/23/politics/ron-desantis-florida-governor-2024-donald-trump/index.html" class="around-the-weblink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s; font-weight: lighter; line-height: normal; display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px;">Ron DeSantis is definitely getting ready to run for president ... ›</a></li></ul></div>===