Woman, 78, denies racist graffiti targeting (N word) John Ewing (D-NE)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120823/NEWS/120829856

By Sam Womack

An Omaha grandmother accused by police of scrawling racist graffiti denied Thursday that she had anything to do with the incident.

Investigators say Martha Dewitt, 78, wrote the message on a garage door. It included the N-word and referred to a campaign sign in support of Democratic congressional candidate John Ewing. The resident of the house had displayed a Ewing yard sign during the primary campaign.

Said Dewitt: “I was shocked when police accused me.”

She was ticketed this week on suspicion of destruction of property, a misdemeanor. Dewitt said she will fight the ticket and has hired an attorney.


FULL story at link.

[Kalidurga]

1. I really don't know what to make of this story.

I don't know what evidence they have a partial plate that matches a car description is pretty solid. It's just hard for me to imagine someone in her health (she says she has a bad hip) going off to do vandalism. But, I know some pretty spry older people so I can definitely see this is a possibility.