A Montana family say a vandal nearly set their home on fire when he burned two large Trump flags on the front lawn while children slept inside.
"I felt violated," said Julia O’Rourke after a man, who can be seen on surveillance video, tore down two Trump flags on her front lawn and set them on fire while her four children slept inside a stone’s throw away. "I felt that my kids' and my life and my husband's life were in danger. It could have easily burned my house down. There was a fire ban, and as close as it was to the house, it was very eerie."
"It was only about 20 feet from our front porch," O’Rourke continued. "None of us knew! We woke up to a charred pile of flag in our yard and had no idea."
The story was noticed by the Montana Republican Party, which posted a video of a news report from KBZK 7 News expressing shock that an incident such as this could take place in Montana.
“This Montana family had their #Trump2020 flags burned in their yard as their children slept,” the post stated. “The liberal mob isn't just in cities across the country, it's right here in Montana and it's threatening the safety of freedom-loving Montanans.”
This Montana family had their #Trump2020 flags burned in their yard as their children slept.
— Montana Republican Party (@MTGOP) August 28, 2020
The liberal mob isn't just in cities across the country, it's right here in Montana and it's threatening the safety of freedom-loving Montanans. #mtpol #mtnews pic.twitter.com/4dXr5pqyPt
Police cited a man identified as Eric Herrera with criminal mischief as a result of the incident.
