Police issue arrest warrants for 16 involved in US Border Patrol Museum vandalism

Published April 5, 2019 4:00am ET



Police in El Paso, Texas, have issued arrest warrants for 16 people who took part in a vandalism incident at the U.S. Border Patrol Museum in February, a museum official has confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

Police records indicate 15 of the 16 protesters are not residents of Texas and would have had to travel to attend the Feb. 16 event. The charges range from criminal trespass to criminal mischief resulting in $2,500 to $30,000 in damage. The suspects have been asked to surrender to El Paso police.

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