An innocent family has been caught up in the Derek Chauvin trial after vandals doused a home with pig blood and dumped a severed pig’s head on their property.
A local CBS affiliate in Santa Rosa, California, says a home targeted for vandalism once belonged to Barry Brodd, a defense witness for the former Minneapolis police officer.
Investigators say it is likely that suspects had no clue that Mr. Brood, also a former police officer, no longer owned the home.
Mr. Chauvin faces murder charges for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May.
“Because Mr. Brodd no longer lives in the city of Santa Rosa, it appears the victim was falsely targeted,” police said in a statement.
“I did knock on the door, and the resident inside did not open it,” KPIX reporter Betty Yu said Saturday in the wake of the crime. “Police said that she is the false targeted victim in this case. They tell us that the resident woke up to suspects dress in all black vandalizing the home, and they ran away as the victim called the police.”
The crime, designated felony vandalism due to damage exceeding $400, took place around 3 a.m.
Similar suspects were also seen prior to the vandalism of a nearby Santa Rosa Plaza Mall statue.
A sign that read “Oink, Oink” was left in front of the statue, which was covered in a substance suspected of being animal blood.
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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