Texas man banned from NYC monuments after attacking 'Charging Bull' statue with a banjo
Pictures obtained by WPIX-TV reporter Cristian Benavides show Varlack furiously slamming the banjo down on the bull's head before NYPD officers can be seen handcuffing the suspect.
Varlack was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal mischief and criminal possession of a weapon and spent the night in jail prior to his Sunday arraignment. An inmate told the Post he"was up early singing gospel songs and preaching about God back in the cells." Photographs of his arrest show the Texan smiling and wearing a"Let Us Not Forget The Ten Commandments" t-shirt he reportedly wore as he defaced the bull.
the Financial District figure. In 2017, a"Fearless Girl" statue was placed nearby and lauded by feminists as representing a check on Wall Street's predominately male culture.after the incident on Sunday."He knew he was going to be arrested and he knew he was going to be in the paper. It wasn't something that he wanted to hit the bull."
Speaking from abroad, the artist said damage to the bull is estimated between $10,000 and $15,000. He proclaimed"the bull belongs to everybody in the world." Prosecutors in the Manhattan Criminal Court office said they intend on seeking financial restitution for the damage done to the iconic statue. For two years"Charging Bull" faced off against"Fearless Girl," but on Saturday the famous statue confronted a more vicious adversary – a Texas man armed with a banjo.
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