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$500,000 Confederate chair stolen from cemetery by ‘White Lies Matter’ recovered; 2 people arrested
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A Confederate monument stolen from a Selma cemetery last month has been recovered and two people have been arrested, with a third still sought.
Selma Police Chief Kenta Fulford and District Attorney Michael Jackson on Friday confirmed the recovery and the arrests.
According to New Orleans police, Eighth District detectives on Tuesday received a request from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office for assistance in recovering the Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair, which was stolen in late March from Old Live Oak Cemetery in Selma.
During the investigation, detectives received a tip that the chair was at a location near the intersection of Feliciana and North Galvez streets. The chair was found and recovered on Thursday - seemingly undamaged. The chair was taken into police custody and will be released to its owners.
Stolen cemetery relic honoring Jefferson Davis found 300 miles from Selma, 2 arrested
Stolen Jefferson Davis relic found By Bryan Henry and WSFA Staff | April 9, 2021 at 11:12 AM CDT - Updated April 10 at 4:17 AM
SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - A century-old Confederate relic that made national headlines after being stolen from a Selma cemetery and held for ransom has been recovered. Two people have subsequently been arrested and charged.
The Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair, uprooted from the spot where it sat since 1893 in Old Live Oak Cemetery, was found 300 miles south in a tattoo parlor, according to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and the Selma Police Department.
Jefferson Davis’ chair, stolen from an Alabama cemetery, has been recovered and 2 people have been arrested
New Orleans Police have arrested two people in connection with the theft from an Alabama cemetery of a chair previously owned by Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy.
Stanley Warnick and Kathryn Diionno were arrested for the theft of the chair, the New Orleans Police Department said in a press release sent to CNN. They are facing charges for possession of stolen property in New Orleans, the release says. Both are currently out on bail.
The department is also searching for an additional person in connection with the theft.