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NANTUCKET A Nantucket man pleaded guilty March 10 in Nantucket Superior Court to reporting a false crime in connection with an investigation about racist graffiti spray-painted in 2018 across the door of the historic African Meeting House. Jeffrey Sayle, 51, was sentenced to one year and six months probation and was ordered to pay $900 in probation supervision fees and $50 in victim/witness assessment fees, according to court records. Judge Douglas Wilkins also ordered that Sayle complete 100 hours of community service, be evaluated by a licensed social worker regarding racial sensitivity issues and attend any counseling ordered. Because Sayle pleaded guilty to the charge of reporting a false crime, the commonwealth decided to no longer press a separate charge of intimidating a witness/jury/court official/police officer, according to court records. ....
NANTUCKET Two Black residents of Nantucket have sued several town officials, claiming they were “muzzled” when they asked why the investigation into racist graffiti at the African Meeting House was taking so long. James Barros and Rose Marie Samuels filed suit against the town, Select Board, town administrator and the police chief, saying their freedom of speech was violated during public meetings and their right to access the meeting house without threats or intimidation was violated by whoever did the graffiti. “Unhappy with the content of Ms. Samuel’s and Mr. Barros’s exercise of their free speech rights criticizing the Nantucket Police Department, the Town Administrator, and the Select Board … immediately sought to silence their speech through threats, intimidation, or coercion,” the suit read. ....