Man Charged With Stealing Political Campaign Signs

WOODSTOCK, GA -- A man who lives in the city that did not participate in the April 18 special election for Georgia's 6th Congressional District has been charged with stealing campaign signs belonging to candidates in the race.

Frank Nash of Woodstock was charged with one count of misdemeanor theft by taking in connection to the incident reported earlier this week in Roswell.

According to an incident report released by the Roswell Police Department, a woman met with an officer on Sunday, April 16 to say she observed the man, later identified as Nash, allegedly stealing political signs near the intersection of Shallowford and Pine Grove roads.

The woman told police she recorded the event on her cell phone and took a photo of the alleged thief, both of which was provided to authorities by the woman. According to the report, the officer notes a tall white male wearing glasses, a white shirt and what appeared to be brown shoes was seen getting into a Ford Mustang on the video.

Roswell police spokesperson Lisa Holland said the officer was able to track Nash down using the tag number shown on the vehicle. Nash, she added, "had a multitude" of signs, but had already thrown them away. Police did unearth signs belonging to candidates Judson Hill and Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan that were left behind in his car at the time of his arrest, Holland added.

"He admitted to stealing the signs," she said. "He was just tired of seeing them all. He thought it was OK to remove them since they were in the right of way."

Georgia's 6th Congressional District spans North Fulton and parts of DeKalb and Cobb counties. The city of Woodstock, located in Cherokee County, falls within Georgia's 11th Congressional District, which is represented by Republican Barry Loudermilk of Cassville.

Jon Ossoff received 48 percent of the vote in the closely watched race to fill the seat. He and Republican candidate Karen Handel will battle for the seat in the June 20 special election runoff.

Nash was booked into the Fulton County Jail on April 19 and released on a $1,000 bond.

Image via Fulton County Jail