Atlanta Police Arrest Man Suspected of Spray-Painting Swastikas on Rainbow Crosswalks in City

Police arrested last Friday a man suspected of spray-painting multiple Nazi swastikas on rainbow crosswalks in Atlanta, Georgia, in two separate incidents over a three-day span.

The crosswalks are located at the intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in the Midtown neighborhood, in front of the site of Atlanta’s first LGBTQ+ bookstore.

The alleged perpetrator, 30-year-old Jonah Simpson, was taken into custody without incident after a SWAT team was called to his apartment.

He was subsequently granted bond, but remained in Fulton County Jail as of Monday morning, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

It is also believed Simpson graffitied a monument at the Federal Reserve Building in Atlanta.

Surveillance footage of the vandalism of the crosswalks can be viewed here:

APD investigators are asking for the public’s help to identify a person responsible for vandalizing the Rainbow Crosswalk in Midtown ATL. Investigators believe the same person is responsible for two incidents occured: 08/17/22 & 08/19/22. Call Crime Stoppers 404-577-TIPS (8477) pic.twitter.com/66QPZaJeOm

— Atlanta Police Department (@Atlanta_Police) August 19, 2022