Lansing police identify 6 arrested in Frandor vandalism incident

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Police released the identities of the six suspects that were accused of vandalizing a Bank of America at The Frandor Shopping Center on Saturday.

According to authorities, just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Lansing police went to the Frandor area to find a large group of 30 people throwing glass candles at the windows of the Bank of America and smashing them. Police said that they were aware of a national protest relating to a police shooting in Atlanta, but did not expect it to become something local.

Background: Police arrest six adults after vandalism in Frandor

When police arrived, the crowd fled but they were able to arrest six suspects for misdemeanor charges.

Lansing police released the information on the people who were arrested in a release:

• “John Cichy (Suspect 1, 29 years old)
• CHARGE: Hinder and Oppose
• Sarah Karloyi (Suspect 2, 29 years old)
• CHARGE: Hinder and Oppose
• Leah Fitch (Suspect 3, 40 years old)
• CHARGE 1: Hinder and Oppose
• CHARGE 2: Park After Dark
• Aliza Ghaffari (Suspect 4, 32 years old)
• CHARGE 1: Hinder and Oppose
• CHARGE 2: Park After Dark
• Erin Paskus (Suspect 5, 26 years old)
• CHARGE: Hinder and Oppose
• Kelley Smith (Suspect 6, 33 years old)
• CHARGE: Resisting Officer”

Lansing police said they are still investigating the incident.

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