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Baby Jesus Figurine Biography
"Are you serious? A baby Jesus?"
"Wow, that's not right."
"To desecrate something like that is just unreal."
This is how people reacted when we told them how Huntington police found a stolen statue of baby Jesus.
Detective Chris Sperry said the figurine was found in an apartment on 4th Avenue in Huntington.
He said the images were so foul that he refused to show 13NEWS the statue. The demarcations include horns drawn on the sides of the statue's head, an upside-down cross, the numbers '666', the phrase, "I don't like you, God," and a drawing of a penis.
"Now you have someone who's defiled something that is sacred to people," said Joff Oliver.
On Thursday police identified Kamron Lambert as the man who stole the figurine out of a manger display on 5th Avenue last Friday. The displayed belonged to a McDonald's marketing office.
It's unclear whether Lambert also defaced the statue. But people said whoever did is a crook of biblical proportions.
"It's somebody who's trying to introduce Satan into this society, and we won't accept that," Oliver said.
"Me, being a godly man, that really ticks me off," said Terrell Parrish, of Huntington.
But we did find others who said the scribbles hardly bothered them.
"I don't think it's a terribly offensive thing," said Sidney Tweel, of Huntington. "I think it's a prank that got out of control."
Regardless, this vandalism also raises the question of whether it constitutes a hate crime.
"I think it's a hate crime against all who believe in God," Oliver said.
"I think it's free speech isn't it?" Tweel said. "I think that's a liberty not to like our God."
It seemed like others could barely digest the first sin in this saga.
"I'm done, I'm done with these people." Parrish said. "Who would steal a baby Jesus?"
If police prove that Lambert did deface the statue, he will be charged with destruction of property and larceny.
Police tried to confront Lambert tonight where he lives, but he wasn't home.
Snatched right out of the manger; that's what happened to the baby Jesus at one nativity scene.
The entire theft was caught on camera, too.
It happened on the 100-block of Fifth Avenue in Huntington last week.
"Within 12 hours of the nativity scene being put up, someone stole baby Jesus," said Becki Carpenter, who helped set up the nativity scene.
Surveillance cameras captured the incident, and the thief looks young.
"We were surprised. It was a young man who appears to be a college student or something, just come up on the porch, jump on the platform, grab baby Jesus, and take off," she said.
There's a replacement baby Jesus in the manger now, but the figure isn't hand-painted like the one that's missing.
Harmless prank or not, volunteers want the statue returned now.
"It was a very expensive set. It was hand painted, an antique look to it and it's just a beautiful scene. It's beautiful for the community to enjoy," she said.
There's been a lot of buzz around town about this video.
Now police hope some will recognize this real-life Grinch, who is making a mockery of a Christmas tradition many people hold very close to their heart.
Volunteers said they don't want to press charges against the guy, but they do think he should do 40 hours of community service once police catch up with him.
"We were shocked. Who would take baby Jesus from a nativity scene, especially this time of the year as we are preparing to celebrate the holidays?"
Call Huntington Police if you know who the thief is at 304-696-4420.
Baby Jesus Figurine Biography
"Are you serious? A baby Jesus?"
"Wow, that's not right."
"To desecrate something like that is just unreal."
This is how people reacted when we told them how Huntington police found a stolen statue of baby Jesus.
Detective Chris Sperry said the figurine was found in an apartment on 4th Avenue in Huntington.
He said the images were so foul that he refused to show 13NEWS the statue. The demarcations include horns drawn on the sides of the statue's head, an upside-down cross, the numbers '666', the phrase, "I don't like you, God," and a drawing of a penis.
"Now you have someone who's defiled something that is sacred to people," said Joff Oliver.
On Thursday police identified Kamron Lambert as the man who stole the figurine out of a manger display on 5th Avenue last Friday. The displayed belonged to a McDonald's marketing office.
It's unclear whether Lambert also defaced the statue. But people said whoever did is a crook of biblical proportions.
"It's somebody who's trying to introduce Satan into this society, and we won't accept that," Oliver said.
"Me, being a godly man, that really ticks me off," said Terrell Parrish, of Huntington.
But we did find others who said the scribbles hardly bothered them.
"I don't think it's a terribly offensive thing," said Sidney Tweel, of Huntington. "I think it's a prank that got out of control."
Regardless, this vandalism also raises the question of whether it constitutes a hate crime.
"I think it's a hate crime against all who believe in God," Oliver said.
"I think it's free speech isn't it?" Tweel said. "I think that's a liberty not to like our God."
It seemed like others could barely digest the first sin in this saga.
"I'm done, I'm done with these people." Parrish said. "Who would steal a baby Jesus?"
If police prove that Lambert did deface the statue, he will be charged with destruction of property and larceny.
Police tried to confront Lambert tonight where he lives, but he wasn't home.
Snatched right out of the manger; that's what happened to the baby Jesus at one nativity scene.
The entire theft was caught on camera, too.
It happened on the 100-block of Fifth Avenue in Huntington last week.
"Within 12 hours of the nativity scene being put up, someone stole baby Jesus," said Becki Carpenter, who helped set up the nativity scene.
Surveillance cameras captured the incident, and the thief looks young.
"We were surprised. It was a young man who appears to be a college student or something, just come up on the porch, jump on the platform, grab baby Jesus, and take off," she said.
There's a replacement baby Jesus in the manger now, but the figure isn't hand-painted like the one that's missing.
Harmless prank or not, volunteers want the statue returned now.
"It was a very expensive set. It was hand painted, an antique look to it and it's just a beautiful scene. It's beautiful for the community to enjoy," she said.
There's been a lot of buzz around town about this video.
Now police hope some will recognize this real-life Grinch, who is making a mockery of a Christmas tradition many people hold very close to their heart.
Volunteers said they don't want to press charges against the guy, but they do think he should do 40 hours of community service once police catch up with him.
"We were shocked. Who would take baby Jesus from a nativity scene, especially this time of the year as we are preparing to celebrate the holidays?"
Call Huntington Police if you know who the thief is at 304-696-4420.
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