Court date scheduled for 2 graffiti suspects.Byline: Danielle M. Williamson Nearly two months after they allegedly went on a Good Friday Good Friday, anniversary of Jesus' death on the cross. According to the Gospels, Jesus was put to death on the Friday before Easter Day. Since the early church Good Friday has been observed by fasting and penance. vandalism spree in Gardner, Phillipston and Templeton, two local teenagers are scheduled to answer to charges they spray-painted an anti-Christian message on Narragansett Regional High School. Brian D. Griffin, 19, of Phillipston, and Danielle A. Griffis, 19, of Templeton, are set to be arraigned May 20 in Winchendon District Court on one count each of tagging property and malicious destruction of property over $250, court records show. Gardner police arrested Mr. Griffin, a pizza shop employee, on March 25 after Mr. Griffin confessed to vandalizing six churches in Gardner, one church in Phillipston and Narragansett, his alma mater. Most of the vulgar messages were discovered on Good Friday, one of the holiest days of the year for Christians. A disparaging dis·par·age tr.v. dis·par·aged, dis·par·ag·ing, dis·par·ag·es 1. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle. See Synonyms at decry. 2. To reduce in esteem or rank. comment about Jesus' mother, as well as obscenities and the words "brainwashed brain·wash tr.v. brain·washed, brain·wash·ing, brain·wash·es To subject to brainwashing. n. The process or an instance of brainwashing. zombies Zombies Companies that continue to operate even though they are insolvent. Also known as living dead. Notes: It's advisable to avoid investing in zombies at all costs their life expectancies are highly unpredictable. " were among the spray-painted messages, which were promptly removed. Police had video footage of Mr. Griffin and his girlfriend, later identified as Miss Griffis, buying spray paint at Wal-Mart. Miss Griffis spoke to Templeton police April 2, leading police to file a criminal complaint against her in Winchendon District Court for the Narragansett vandalism. The court found probable cause Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry that would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that an accused person has committed a crime, thereby warranting his or her prosecution, or that a Cause of Action has accrued, justifying a civil lawsuit. to charge Miss Griffis on April 16. The spray-painted message on a wall at Narragansett read, "Jesus never rose again." According to a report filed by Officer Steven F. Flis, Miss Griffis, a student at Mount Wachusett Community College Mount Wachusett Community College is a two-year community college in Gardner, Massachusetts. It offers associate degrees as well as a transfer program for students to earn credits for transfer to other colleges. , confessed to vandalizing half of the churches, including Bethany Baptist in Gardner. The spree started at the high school and ended at the Congregational Church in Phillipston. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Holy Spirit, St. Paul's Episcopal and Chestnut Street Methodist churches in Gardner were also vandalized. Officer Flis reported that Miss Griffis was "very cooperative" with his investigation, was sorry for the crimes and was worried about how they would affect her going to school. Mr. Griffin has told Gardner police the spree wasn't motivated by hate, but rather, by boredom and the desire to offend. A police report filed by Gardner Detective Rocco Siciliano Si`ci`li`a´no n. 1. A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a rather slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure; also, the music to the dance. quoted Mr. Griffin as saying "I never committed a senior prank while in high school so I wanted to relive it." Mr. Griffin has been released on $2,500 bail since his arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted March 26 in Gardner District Court on malicious destruction charges, six counts of vandalism to a church and 10 counts of tagging property. He is scheduled to return to Gardner for a hearing May 28. Gardner police have not yet charged Miss Griffis, but they said yesterday they are continuing to investigate the vandalism in their city. |
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