SALEM –– A suspicious activity call to a Main Street bank Saturday afternoon led to the arrest of a Massachusetts man involved in a widespread check washing scheme, according to local authorities. At approximately 12:35 p.m. on Sept. 30, Salem police responded to a report of a male suspect attempting to pass a fraudulent check.
SALEM, N.H. — A Lawrence man was arrested for trying to pass a washed check at Santander Bank, 125 Main St., on Sept. 30 and additionally found to be part
Russo allegedly snuck into the wooded area where the tourist attraction is located on Sept. 29, 2019 and defaced a rock tablet with a power tool, according to the Salem Police Department. Investigators found the stone had been knocked over, with the phrases WWG1WGA and IAMMARK carved into it.
The first is a common QAnon slogan that means Where We Go One, We Go All. The second was a reference to Russo s name and social media handle, police said.
Police also recovered an 18-inch wooden cross that had been suspended between two trees. It featured photographs of three men and a boy. It also had hand-drawn images tacked to it. One of them appeared to depict the crucifixion of Jesus, according to police and court documents reviewed by Patch.
By John Bowden - 03/04/21 10:42 AM EST
A man was arrested and charged this week with allegedly defacing America s Stonehenge, an archaeological site and popular tourist attraction in Salem, N.H., by carving in a QAnon hashtag as well as his own name.
The Associated Press reported that 51-year-old Mark Russo was arrested in New Jersey on Monday and charged Tuesday in New Hampshire with one count of felony criminal mischief. He pleaded not guilty.
Police say Russo carved WWG1WGA, an acronym used to identify QAnon supporters, as well as IAMMARK, matching a Twitter account, into the rock at the site in September 2019. He also allegedly erected a tall wooden cross, on which sketches and various drawings were found.