Putnam Man Vandalizes 9/11 Memorial in New Jersey: Police

A Putnam resident is facing charges after spray painting a 9/11 memorial in New Jersey and causing $2,500 worth of damage, according to police.

Police said the vandal struck at the 9/11 memorial at the Ronald R. Rogers Arboretum in West Windsor, New Jersey, sometime during the afternoon or evening hours of Nov. 2.

According to NBC10 in Philadelphia, Cyrillic letters were sprayed in red across the memorial, which honors seven West Windsor residents who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Detectives identified 27-year-old Daniil Strukov, of Putnam, Connecticut, as the suspect. He was taken into custody in Georgia on Dec. 21 and charged with criminal mischief and desecration of a venerated object, according to police.

Strukov is being extradited to New Jersey.

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