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R.I. man arrested after allegedly throwing Cape Verdean flag to the ground and stomping on it

Get Rhode Island News Alerts Sign up to get breaking news and interesting stories from Rhode Island in your inbox each weekday. Enter Email Sign Up Police said around noon, Marsden approached City Hall on a moped and walked up to flags on display outside the building's entrance. He then allegedly threw the American and Cape Verdean flags to the ground, officials said. Advertisement 'Witnesses reported that Marsden was observed specifically stomping on the Cape Verdean flag. The incident was captured on a surveillance video,' police said. Posted by Marsden was charged with vandalism, disorderly conduct, and 'weapons other than Firearms Prohibited (knife),' according to authorities. Police said officials were working with the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office to determine if 'additional hate crime enhancements will be pursued in this case.' 'Our agency takes these acts of vandalism seriously and will pursue hate crime enhancements when warranted,' Acting Police Chief Michael Rapoza said in a statement. Advertisement 'There is no place for this type of behavior in our city,' Rapoza added. Marsden was scheduled to be arraigned in Providence County District Court on Thursday morning, police said. Christopher Gavin can be reached at