Lafayette Man Arrested For Attaching Cardboard Images To 9/11 Memorial And More

A Lafayette man, Salvador Perez, 35, has been arrested for attaching cardboard images of two planes crashing into the 9/11 memorial downtown as well as a cardboard cut out of George Bush holding a wad of money and a remote control unit. He has been charged with criminal damage and trespassing. Keep reading for more info.

From KATC:

Lafayette Police have arrested Salvador Perez, 35, of Lafayette and charged him with criminal damage to a historic building and criminal trespassing. He faces fines of up to $1,000 and as much as two years in jail on the criminal damage charge.

According to police, Perez placed two cardboard cutout images of crashing planes -- and a nearby cutout of former Pres. George Bush holding what appears to be a wad of cash and a remote control unit -- at the memorial.

Police say an analysis of the scene -- along with the style the artist used in drawing the pieces attached to the memorial -- led them to Perez.

The 3D graffiti was apparently placed at the monument overnight.

The stabilizers on the planes include apparent references -- the Eye of Providence and the initials "NWO" -- to the New World Order conspiracy theory. For some, this theory includes the belief that the 9-11 attacks were carried out by the United States Government.

The Lafayette 9-11 monument is a 1-by-100 scale representation of both the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It includes three beams from the World Trade Center, limestone from the Pentagon, and soil from the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, field in which Flight 93 crashed.