EDITOR'S NOTE: WE BROKE THIS STORY ON YOUR DOUGLASS WEBSITE BACK IN APRIL AND WORKED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR BACKGROUND.. TO SEE THE ORIGINAL STORY, PLEASE SEE THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE BELOW, PUBLISHED ON APRIL 21ST:
FROM A KINGSPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE
A 19-year-old Kingsport man has been indicted for vandalism in connection with spray painted graffiti on an I-26 overpass that police are calling "racist, obscene and threatening to President Obama."
The case against Andy B. Frye, 1608 Seaver, is currenlty pending in Sullivan County Criminal Court.
According to a Kingsport Police Department press release the vandalism was reported on April 19 on the Meadowview Parkway I-26 overpass.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation spent over $900 to get rid of the graffiti.
Frye was developed as a suspect in the vandalism and evidence from the investigation was presented to a Sullivan County Grand Jury.
Frye was indicted by the Grand Jury for vandalism over $500.00.