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  • (Dem) State Senator's sons accused of vandalizing memorial for Iraq war casualties

    11/06/2006 11:57:48 AM PST · by Keyes2000mt · 94 replies · 4,163+ views
    Fox 12 ^ | 11/06/2006
    Boise, Idaho -- Police arrested 24-year old Michael Burkett of Boise early Sunday morning after officers with Capitol Mall Security reported spotting him vandalizing two flag polls on the grounds of the Idaho Statehouse. The flags are memorials to soldiers who lost their lives in the war on terror. "It's certainly upsetting, not just to officers but for any citizen of this county who knows somebody who lost their lives in Iraq or Afghanistan," Lt. Ron Winegar said of the ongoing investigation. Burkett was charged with resisting arrest and Malicious Injury to Property. He and his 22-year-old brother, Tom Burkett,...