Man Finally Arrested After 18 Months for QAnon Conspiracy Theory Vandalism on Landmark Rock Formation
On 3/4/21 at 11:57 AM EST
A man was arrested on Monday in connection to the QAnon-related vandalism at a group of rock configurations known as America s Stonehenge.
Mark Russo, 51, of Swedesboro, New Jersey, has been charged with one count of felony criminal mischief following an investigation into the defecation of the stones in Salem, New Hampshire from September 2019.
Police said the rock appeared to have been damaged by a power tool. It was carved with WWG1WGA, which officials said stands for Where We Go One, We All Go All, the rallying cry from QAnon proponents.
Alice Proujansky photographed her first birth when she was seven years old. “My parents gave me this little point-and-shoot camera that I photographed my sister’s birth with,” she says. “It was the first person I ever photographed.”
Now, Proujansky is a documentary photographer photographing stories of births and maternal health. When COVID-19 first hit New York City, where she lives, Proujansky wanted to capture birth during a pandemic. But in March and April 2020, hospitals and birth centers were restricting who was allowed to be in the delivery room with someone giving birth for a short time, some New York City hospitals were barring everyone, even partners, and asking people to deliver alone.
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.
Police have made an arrest following a 15-month-long investigation into vandalism at a group of rock configurations in New Hampshire called “America’s.
Police have made an arrest following a 15-month-long investigation into vandalism at a group of rock configurations in New Hampshire called “America’s.