More Legal Problems For Martinez Mural Pair

A screen grab from a video of the incident filmed July 4.

Two people who came to national attention in 2020 after they filmed themselves attempting to blot out a freshly painted Black Lives Matter street painting in downtown Martinez are now facing additional, unrelated burglary charges according to a story published in the East Bay Times.

Martinez residents David Nelson, 54, and Nicole Anderson, 43, were charged with second-degree burglary after they allegedly entered a home in Walnut Creek “with the intent to commit larceny,” according to court records obtained by the Times. Nelson faces additional charges of possessing methamphetamine for sale, according to the paper.

Nelson and Anderson first came to local attention when video surfaced of the couple filming themselves as they attempted to blot out letters in a city-approved BLM street painting in downtown Martinez on the Fourth of July, 2020. Anderson splattered black paint and daubed at the words with a paint roller while Nelson filmed her, the pair engaging onlookers in a testy dialogue until they left the partially marred mural in a pickup truck with “Nicole” on the tailgate.

Video of the incident garnered national attention and prompted a search for the pair, with Nelson and Anderson charged with violating another person’s civil rights, vandalism and possession of tools to commit vandalism after they were located by authorities.

The pair achieved additional notoriety when their anti-BLM messaging was carried by conservative media outlets who featured them on air.

Nelson and Anderson could not immediately be reached for comment on news of the latest charges against them.

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15 Comments

  1. david on Feb 2, 2022 at 11:07 pm

    Gee. Do they look like tweekers? Ignorant, angry white people who can’t spell misanthrope. If so, we have a match. They certainly look energetic, don’t they?

  2. david on Feb 2, 2022 at 11:29 pm

    Get them a spot on Tucker so we can learn about white humiliation, the danger of critical thinking, and the trouble with books.

  3. Malcolm Kettering on Feb 2, 2022 at 11:46 pm

    Now that they are confirmed tweakers, they’re allowed to break every law without recourse while we compassionately shower them with free goods and services. Am I right?

    • Greg T on Feb 3, 2022 at 8:28 am

      Yes, according to the standard, you are right.

    • Greg T on Feb 3, 2022 at 8:31 am

      PS: that is correct going by the standard. But since their political views are probably not liberal progressive, they would not qualify. I guess they can’t “check all the boxes”

      • david on Feb 3, 2022 at 11:35 pm

        Political views? Is antipathy a political view? Checking boxes? They don’t need no stinking boxes. They are white. I didn’t see video of any beatdown, pepper spraying, or the flash of gunpowder. No, they weren’t showered with “free goods and services”, but with white privilege.

  4. Dan on Feb 3, 2022 at 7:37 am

    Thought this one would get methy.

    • Danica Cruz on Feb 3, 2022 at 9:30 am

      I’m sceptical of most movements and fad issues. From Me Too to Back the Blue — they all create a vacuum ripe for abuse and fraud.

    • david on Feb 3, 2022 at 8:29 pm

      What is BLM? A non-profit with serious bookkeeping issues? A national movement (in the USA) for social justice? Your primary source for answering these questions is the Daily Mail.UK?

      • Jeffrey M Elfont on Feb 4, 2022 at 8:59 am

        Mr. Social Justice Warrior,

        It doesn’t matter what entity publishes the news, where was 24/680?, the fact is criminals are running BLM and you support them, perhaps you belong in jail.

        108RS

  5. Gregory on Feb 3, 2022 at 10:54 am

    “We need to stand up, we need to get together, all Americans in every city and take to the streets.” (Tucker nodding with Tucker Face in place).

  6. david on Feb 3, 2022 at 11:44 pm

    In retrospect, that picture tells quite a story.

  7. Saving Private Ryan Reynolds on Feb 4, 2022 at 12:52 am

    Not a surprise to learn that this couple has a lot of other legal trouble. Rational people don’t do what they did.

  8. John G on Feb 5, 2022 at 9:53 am

    Meth is a hell of a drug…

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