Gainesville man charged with political vandalism
On 10-25-08, the Prince William County Police Department began the investigation of multiple acts of vandalisms in the Gainesville area of Prince William County. A total of 12 houses, one church, an HOA sign, and seven businesses were spray painted with writings targeting the presidential campaign of Senator John McCain. Other writings included the use of profane language, the numbers 666 and pentagram. The vandalisms included garage doors and building fronts which were spray painted. During the police investigation, the identity of the suspect was developed. On 11-05-08, a total of 21 warrants were obtained for the arrest of Daniel Marion Jackson, 23, residing at Bigleaf Maple Court in Gainesville. Jackson has been charged with 21 counts of Misdemeanor Destruction of Property. The investigation revealed that these incidents did not rise to the definition of hate crime under the state code law.
On 11-06-08, Jackson turned himself in to the police. Jackson was held without bond and he has a scheduled court date of December 3, 2008.
The Businesses that were vandalize are:
Giant Food Store, 7575 Linton Hall Road
Burger King, 7640 Linton Hall Road
Target, 13301 Gateway Center Drive
DSW Shoes, 13201 Gateway Center Drive
Best Buy, 13093 Gateway Center Drive
Mimi's Café, Gateway Commons (under construction)
Shopper's Food Warehouse, 7471 Somerset Crossing
United Pentecostal Church, 14002 Glenkirk Road
Four houses in the 7700 Royal Sydney Drive
One house in the 14100 block of Clubhouse Road
One house in the 8100 block of Narrow Branch Court
Two houses in the 8200 block of Tenbrook Drive
One house in the 14000 block of Sterling Pointe Drive
One house in the 7700 block of Virginia Oaks Drive
Two houses in the 12000 block of Maiden Hair Drive
One Virginia Oaks Housing Association sign located in the 7500 block of Virginia Oaks Drive