South Jersey Man Charged In Vandalism Incidents At Weitzman National Museum In Philadelphia

CBS Philadelphia

September 10, 2025

A South Jersey man was charged on Tuesday in multiple vandalism incidents at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Old City last month, Philadelphia police said.

Police said Leroy Hayes, 33, of Woodbury, New Jersey, turned himself in to police on Monday. He's been charged with ethnic intimidation, criminal mischief and possessing an instrument of crime.

Both vandalism incidents at the museum happened in August.

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