The person who vandalized the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in late August was arrested by Philadelphia police.

According to Fox 29 Philadelphia, earlier this week 33-year-old Leroy Hayes of Woodbury, New Jersey, turned himself in after security cameras captured him spray-painting part of the museum’s “The Weitzman Stands with Israel” flag on Aug. 18.

Weitzman CEO Dan Tadmor said that information is limited at this time, but that the museum is happy to see that justice is on its way to being served.

“The guy turned himself in, that’s what we know from the announcement — I seriously doubt that he was suddenly overcome with pangs of remorse. It’s more likely that he knew police were on to him and were looking for him,” Tadmor said. “I hope he will be charged and pros

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