QAnon Disciple Allegedly Vandalized Catholic Church With Crowbar While Ranting About Human Trafficking

Will Sommer
,The Daily Beast•September 30, 2019

A believer in the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory allegedly vandalized a prominent Catholic church in Arizona last week in what appears to be the latest violent incident involving a disciple of the conspiracy theory.

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Footage posted to social media by witnesses show a man who Sedona police say is Larson smashing candles and altar displays with a crowbar. Larson also allegedly spray-painted “EVIL” on the ground outside the popular tourist attraction, which is built into a red rock mountain butte.

The church vandalism, which occurred in front of a number of visitors, appears to be the latest instance of violence involving a QAnon believer. Two QAnon fans have been charged with murder in cases apparently prompted by the conspiracy theory, including the slaying of the head of the Gambino crime family.

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Despite the growing number of violent incidents attached to QAnon, the Trump administration invited a number of the conspiracy theory’s promoters to the White House in July for the “Social Media Summit.” In August, a warm-up speaker at a Trump rally used a QAnon slogan during his speech, although he later claimed he didn’t mean it as a signal to QAnon fans.