American man arrested for defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine
2 days ago · American man arrested for defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine. Police said Wednesday they have arrested a 65-year-old American male for allegedly defacing Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo earlier this week by using his fingernails to scratch letters in a torii gate there. Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan for a holiday with his family on Monday ...
Police arrest US man for scratching letters into Japanese shrine
2 days ago · Staff at the Meiji Jingu shrine, constructed in 1920 to honour the spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken, discovered the damage the same day and alerted police, who arrested Hayes ...
American tourist arrested over defacing of Meiji Shrine torii gate
2 days ago · The arrest stems from an incident that occurred around 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, when Hayes allegedly used his fingernails to etch five letters into one of the shrine’s wooden torii gates.
American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate
1 day ago · Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of property damage, a spokesman from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to NBC News. Hayes, a U.S. citizen, had ...
Tokyo police arrest American tourist for allegedly defacing shrine …
1 day ago · Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Tokyo authorities arrested a 65-year-old U.S. tourist for allegedly defacing the gate of a local shrine. Police detained the suspect, identified as Steven Lee Hayes, at his hotel ...
Japan police arrest American tourist, 65, accused of defacing one …
Steve Hayes, a 65-year-old American, was holidaying in Japan with his family and arrived in the country on Monday. He visited one of Tokyo’s most famous shrines, Meiji Jingu, and allegedly ...
American tourist arrested for defacing Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu shrine …
2 days ago · Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan for a holiday with his family on Monday, reportedly used his fingernails to scratch one of the gate’s pillars as a prank at Meiji Jingu, one of the capital’s ...
American man arrested for allegedly defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu …
2 days ago · Hayes is suspected of using fingernails on his right hand to carve five letters of the Latin alphabet in a space measuring roughly 5 centimeters by 6 cm on a torii gate pillar at around 11:20 a.m ...
American Tourist Arrested for Vandalizing Meiji Jingu Shrine
2 days ago · By Eugenie Shin. November 14, 2024. A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested on suspicion of vandalism on Wednesday for damaging a torii gate at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward. The day before, at approximately 11:20 a.m., he allegedly carved the name of a family member onto the gate with his fingernails as a prank.
Cops: US Tourist Used Fingernails to Vandalize Tokyo Shrine - MSN
Police say 65-year-old Steve Lee Hayes ... Hayes used his fingernails to carve five letters representing the names of family members into the pillar to Tokyo's Meiji Jingu ... We deliver the news ...
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