A Pawtucket teacher and two women have been arrested and charged with vandalizing a Christopher Columbus statue in Providence, Rhode Island.
One of the suspects, Derrick Garforth, is a middle school social studies teacher.
One of the suspects involved in vandalism at the Christopher Columbus statue in Elmwood Avenue is a teacher at Pawtucket Public Schools who is now out on leave pending an investigation, according to the superintendent.
Derrick Garforth, 34, was charged with desecration of grave/monument, which is a felony.
Superintendent of the Pawtucket School Department, Dr. Cheryl McWilliams, told ABC6 News, “I have just learned about this and the School Department is investigating it.”
