Air Force employee charged with criminal mischief after anti-Bush vandalism

posted by: Paola Farer Web Producer

DENVER (AP) - An Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel faces eight counts of criminal mischief for allegedly vandalizing cars at Denver International Airport with anti-President Bush messages over the last eight months, the Denver district attorney said Thursday

Alexis Fecteau, 42, was charged with seven misdemeanors and a felony for allegedly damaging eight cars in the airport's parking lot by painting and scratching them, the DA's office said in a statement.

Police Capt. John Kostigan has said Fecteau spray-painted over pro-Bush stickers and often added his own message to the sides of the vehicles, including a vulgarity, between December and July.

An arrest affidavit said the manager at the National Security Space Institute in Colorado Springs told detectives he started vandalizing vehicles at DIA during the 2004 election campaign.

Authorities said he was caught on a surveillance video vandalizing an undercover police car with Bush stickers.

A message left for Fecteau by The Associated Press was not immediately returned.

Fecteau was charged in Denver County Court on Aug. 9

. He was arrested on Aug. 5 and released on a $5,000 bond.

He is scheduled to be advised of the charges on Aug. 23. If convicted on the felony charge, he could face up to 6 years in prison

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