Couple Arrested for Flying Flag Upside Down
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on July 27th, 2007 9:03 am by HL
Flag-defiling charge ends in fight, arrests
Asheville Citizen Times
Excerpt:
Asheville – A couple who said they were protesting the state of the country by flying the U.S. flag upside down with signs pinned to it found themselves in jail following a scuffle with a deputy Wednesday morning.
Mark and Deborah Kuhn were arrested on two counts of assault on a government employee, resisting arrest and a rarely used charge, desecrating an American flag, all misdemeanors. The Kuhns were released from custody Wednesday afternoon