Two men (not kids!) have been arrested over the deliberate damage of two fiberglass goat statues in Hendersonville. The goats were part of the downtown art collection called “Kidding Around Downtown,” . The two goats injured were Groovy goat (who had his head knocked right off) and Mountain Goat (who lost an ear). They are yet to locate the ear. This isn’t Mountain Goat’s first time in the news, he was nicked along with “Connie-Mara” in July by two kids  who were later charged. Prior to the goats, the town had a five year run with decorative fiberglass bears. The decorative goats  eventually get auctioned off for charity, which makes this so sad because who wants a goat with no head or ear?

Name and shame them right here. The culprits for the latest attack on the fiberglass goats are Daniel Joseph Markel, 27, of Flat Rock, and Craig Owen Hensley, 29, of Hendersonville.They have both been charged with damage to personal property. One for the Billy goats gruff!

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Tut, tut, tut, Finnish tourist, you should have known better than damaging a heritage listed piece of public art. Marko Kulju, 26, is looking at a hefty prison sentence, after he was seen tearing off the earlobe off a Moai statue on Easter Island this week.

The island has 400 of these huge stone statues which gaze out over the south Pacific.

Unfortunately for Marko, a local was able to identify him as he took off with a chunk of earlobe, by the tattoo’s on his body (fool).

The 13ft Moai was carved from volcanic rock between 400-1000 years ago as a sign of respect for deceased ancestors. I am guessing the authorities are going to come down on Marko like a ton of bricks and so they should, the Moais were nominated to be one of the new seven wonders of the world.

Outcome : Marko escaped a prison sentence and has been fined $17,000 USD by authorities in Chile, and been told not to come anywhere near Chile for the next three years. Beats 7 years in jail I guess.

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