Crime & Safety
Man Hurls Rocks Through CA Capitol Building: Report
Officials were investigating after rocks were reportedly thrown through several windows at the California Capitol building.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Several windows were shattered at the California Capitol on Saturday after a man hurled rocks at the building, according to media reports.
A man identified as Eric Spies approached the north side of the building around 12:45 p.m., California Highway Patrol Protection Police said, according to KCRA.
Spies was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County jail on felony vandalism charges, KCRA reported.
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Legislators were not working inside the building as the Capitol undergoes construction, the station reported.
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