Connecticut teenager arrested for destroying cemetery

A 13-year-old Connecticut boy was arrested Sunday for vandalizing “multiple gravesites” at a cemetery in Killingly.

Police charged the unidentified teenager with theft, criminal damage, trespassing and disturbing the peace after a witness told authorities he saw the boy damaging several gravestones on Sunday morning.

“Police found the juvenile in the cemetery with an object on his body that came from an unknown gravestone,” Connecticut State Police wrote in their report.

The suspect’s motive for Sunday’s incident is unclear. He was scheduled to appear in juvenile court on August 13. Police photos from Holy Cross Cemetery show toppled statues, a toppled headstone and a piece of jewelry.

According to NBC News, the suspect was wearing the piece of jewelry and police are trying to return it to its rightful owner or the family of the deceased.