Jefferson Davis Statue Tarred, Feathered

A Jefferson Davis statue in southern Arizona was tarred and feathered in one of the latest actions against what President Trump calls "beautiful statues and monuments" honoring the Confederacy. 

Police are investigating the attack on the monument to the Confederate president near Gold Canyon on US Route 60, which was erected in the 1940s by the Daughters of the Confederacy. Investigators have taken samples of the thick layer of tar and feathers coating the statue. "Somebody had to put a little thought into it, but this is going to cost a lot of money to clean up," area resident John Rogers tells Fox 10.

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