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.
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Mark Russo of Swedesboro, New Jersey, was arrested on March 1 after a multi-month investigation into damage at America s Stonehenge in September 2019. (Salem Police Department)
SALEM, NH A four-month investigation into who damaged a New Hampshire landmark with carvings into a 4,000-year-old stone tablet, including a hashtag frequently promoted by QAnon supporters on Twitter, have led to an arrest, according to police and court documents.
Mark Russo, 50, of Kings Highway in Swedesboro, New Jersey, was arrested on Monday on a single felony criminal mischief charge.
According to police, an officer was sent to America s Stonehenge on Haverhill Road in Salem for a vandalism report on Sept. 29, 2019. When the officer arrived, he spoke to the owner of the property who reported discovering an unusual wooden cross with several pictures and drawings, suspended from two trees, near the main archaeological site. The property owner canvassed the area and also discovered sign