Democratic office vandalized
The head of the Carteret County Democratic Party who is also running for a legislative seat said an office in Morehead City was vandalized on Saturday.
The head of the North Carolina Democratic Party and a Democratic legislative candidate said in statements that a party office was vandalized on Saturday.
Katie Tomberlin, chair of the Carteret County Democratic Party who is also running in a highly conservative legislative district, said in a statement that a party office in downtown Morehead City had rocks and a concrete planter thrown into its headquarters sometime Saturday evening.
“I was called into Morehead City earlier this morning in response to vandalism at the Carteret Democratic Party office downtown,” Tomberlin said in a statement shared on the county party’s Facebook page. “Some time during the previous evening, a person or persons, threw large rocks and then a very heavy concrete planter into our front window at HQ. Police are involved, as well as news sources, state officials and the National campaign. I will release more information as I receive it.”
Democratic Party Chairwoman Anderson Clayton said the vandalism occurred Saturday night and that nobody was present in the building at the time of the incident.
A Morehead City Police Department vehicle was seen outside the office on Sunday. The local police department and the county sheriff’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
News of the vandalism comes as Democratic and Republican leaders alike condemn political violence on the heels of an assassination attempt made around 6:15 p.m. Saturday in Pennsylvania against former President Donald Trump.