Lawrence Police Charge Princeton Man For Ripping BLM Sign

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — Lawrence Township Police Department said they charged a Princeton man for criminal mischief after he was caught on camera vandalizing a Black Lives Matter Sign. Police said an officer was injured while apprehending him.

Byung Yu, 50, of Princeton was charged with eluding, aggravated assault, resisting arrest, obstructing the administration of law and criminal mischief.

Police said they responded to the CVS store at 2971 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, Tuesday on a report of a man acting erratically and harassing customer.

Yu was driving a 2017 Honda Accord and when officers tried conducting a vehicle stop, he failed to comply and continued to elude officers in an unsafe manner on Brunswick Pike, police said.

Yu was later apprehended by officers a short distance away on a residential street. During the apprehension a Lawrence officer sustained an injury, said police.

Later while investigating, police said they identified Yu as the suspect captured on a surveillance video vandalizing a residents Black Lives Matter sign in Lawrenceville earlier that day.

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