A banner for current Paso Robles school board trustee and running candidate, Laurene D. McCoy, was defaced yesterday afternoon.
The banner’s location is on Niblick road, which featured a photograph of Laurene McCoy, trustee candidate for area 5, and information of her campaign.
The vandal(s) in question taped a United States flag over McCoy’s face, which featured an anarchy symbol, a pentagram, the stars of the flag crossed out, and the words “I pledge defiance, one nation under satan” written on the stripes.
Trustee McCoy would later make a statement on social media, titled “Hate Crime.” She said: “I am not upset because was expecting it. I was expecting there to be evil when good is trying to take place.”
The taped flag was later removed by an unknown citizen.
