Three Mandeville teenagers are facing charges after allegedly stealing a woman’s LGBTQ flag from her home and burning it. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Lt. Suzanne Carboni says detectives have been investigating the hate crime since Memorial Day weekend
“They obtained a video where they observed three teens who were burning the flag and making derogatory remarks.”
The video evidence of the act led to the arrest two 15-year-olds and one 14-year-old. Carboni says they face several charges…
“Theft for less than a thousand dollars, criminal damage to property and a hate crime. So they were issued summons and released back to their parents.”
