VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A man had been arrested for allegedly stealing a U.S. flag from the Barnes County Courthouse in Valley City.
Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin says Alexander Huus-Peterson was taken into custody about 11pm on Tuesday, October 4th after being caught in the act of taking the American flag from the grounds of the courthouse.
After his arrest, Huus-Peterson admitted to deputies that he had stolen several other American flags from the courthouse property before and vandalized them.
The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office said anyone missing an American flag should call the Sheriff’s Office or the Valley City Police Department.