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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say two people suspected of defacing the gravesite of former President Gerald Ford and first lady Betty Ford have been charged with misdemeanors.
Prosecutors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have charged Christian Johnson with malicious destruction of tombs and memorials and Alexis Binkert with receiving and concealing stolen property.
Police had released a photo that appears to show Johnson marking or digging into panels that say, "Lives Committed to God, Country and Love." They had been skateboarding in the area and stopped.
Police say they turned themselves in after the March 27 incident and returned a missing letter. Johnson has told The Grand Rapids Press he was sorry and didn't know what the gravesite was.
Both await arraignment.
The Fords are buried outside a museum dedicated to Gerald Ford's presidency.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, police say the results of the investigation will be forwarded to a prosecutor for review when it is completed.
Police released a photo of a man and a woman sitting on a wall on March 27.
The man appears to be marking or digging into panels that say, "Lives Committed to God, Country and Love."
The woman kicked her skateboard into the panels.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Police say they're looking for two people who are suspected of defacing the gravesite of former President Gerald Ford and first lady Betty Ford in Grand Rapids.
Police released a photo of a man and a woman sitting on a wall. The man appears to be marking or digging into panels that say, "Lives Committed to God, Country and Love." The woman kicked her skateboard into the panels.
The incident occurred on March 27.
The Fords are buried outside a museum that is dedicated to Gerald Ford's presidency. He died in 2006. Betty Ford wife died in 2011.
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