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(New York, NY) – A woman is being charged with arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment, after being accused of setting a Pride flag on fire in Manhattan. Cops say 30-year-old Angelina Cando was taken into custody on Tuesday and also hit with hate crimes charges. She’s accused of setting fire to a flag that was located outside of The Little Prince – a restaurant in SoHo. The flag had “Make America Gay Again” written on the side.
Authorities allege Cando was spotted on a surveillance camera this past Monday morning taking out a lighter and setting the flag on fire. No one was hurt, although there was some property damage. A larger Pride flag has since been installed, as a defiant replacement. D and C Landscaping donated its services to replant flowers and do some other clean up.
