David Nelson and Nicole Anderson, a Trump-loving couple who made national headlines after they were filmed defacing the Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez, California, are is facing new felony charges for allegedly burglarizing a dead man’s home, Mercury News reports.
In a video of the incident on July 4, 2020, Nelson could be seen wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and a “Four More Years” T-shirt as his wife paints over the mural, sparking new sparked protests and counterprotests.
After their videos went viral, Fox News host Tucker Carlson called the couple “brave” and said the prosecutor who later charged them with a hate crime should be impeached.
Nelson and Anderson are scheduled for trial later this year on the charges stemming from defacing the mural. But they’ve had another run-in with the law and are accused of breaking into the home of a recently-deceased man.
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According to Mercury News, authorities were “receiving regular calls in December from residents complaining that cars were parking there at irregular hours. On Dec. 4, two cars later linked to Nelson and Anderson were seen outside, according to authorities. The following day, a deputy pulled over Nelson near the area, searched his vehicle, and allegedly found property from the home, as well as approximately 80 grams of methamphetamine.”
Police later served a search warrant at the couple’s home and found more of the deceased man’s property, as well as an additional 120 grams of meth, the outlet reported.
