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SALEM, Mass. (AP) – In the wiggle of a nose, a man partially covered the \u201cBewitched\u201d statue in Salem with red paint, police said.<\/p>\n

Witnesses called police at about 5 pm Monday to report someone spray painting the bronze statue, Capt. John Burke said Tuesday. The statue depicts actor Elizabeth Montgomery – as lead character Samantha Stephens in the 1960s sitcom – sitting on a broomstick in front of a crescent moon.<\/p>\n

An officer in the area spotted a man fitting witness descriptions of the vandal and after a brief chase arrested a 32-year-old city resident on charges of defacing property, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, Burke said.<\/p>\n

The suspect, who was \u201cgoing through a rough time and wanted to do something to get arrested\u201d according to a prosecutor, was held on $ 500 bail at Tuesday’s arraignment. His attorney di lui said he has been living in a shelter for two weeks since his marriage di lui ended, and has been looking for a new job.<\/p>\n

“In between meetings, was disappointed to hear the Bewitched Samantha statute downtown was vandalized,” Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll tweeted<\/a> Monday night. \u201cI’m grateful to (Salem police) for their quick work apprehending the individual responsible. We’ll work to get the statue cleaned, as fast as a twitch of Samantha’s nose. “<\/p>\n

Red paint on the upper half of the statue has already been cleaned off, Burke said.<\/p>\n

The statue was erected in the city famous for the 1692 witch trials in 2005, despite protests from some who said it trivializes the tragedy of the trials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n