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Omaha Man Charged for Burning Rainbow Flag

omaha-policeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a 23-year-old man is facing a criminal charge after stealing a rainbow flag from a lesbian couple’s home and setting it on fire.

Cameron Mayfield of Omaha is charged with arson and resisting arrest in the Saturday incident. Police say Mayfield tried to run away from officers when they showed up at his residence to speak with him.

The flag hung on the front porch of couple’s home and had been replaced with a new one by Sunday afternoon. The couple says they have never been confronted by Mayfield before, who lives about 10 houses away from them.

Mayfield was being held in a Douglas County jail as of Monday. Online jail records didn’t list an attorney for him.

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