DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – The Denton County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the man who damaged nine American Flags at the Denton County Courthouse the day before 9/11.
Matthew Emerson Reynolds turned himself in.
READ MORE: Truck Loses Control, Slams Into Royse City Police Officer Michael Baley While Helping Stranded MotoristSurveillance video showed Reynolds ripping a flag out of the ground and throwing into a busy intersection on Elm Street.
READ MORE: Customs Officers Seize Narcotics At Texas-Mexico Border Worth $1.8M+ Hidden In Tires, Ice ChestsOn June 22, 1942, Congress passed a joint resolution, later amended on December 22, 1942, that encompassed what has come to be known as the U.S. Flag Code.
Perhaps the most important rule involves how citizens should behave around the Stars and Stripes.
MORE NEWS: Man Wanted In Dallas For Child Sexual Assault Charges, Jose Gerardo Ibarra Arrested At U.S.-Mexico BorderThe Denton County Sheriff’s Office said they wanted to thank the public for helping them identify Reynolds.
