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Man drives 3 hours to pull down Confederate flag flying over South Carolina highway
James Blitch told deputies he was trying to lower the Confederate flag because he doesn’t agree with it
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A man was arrested for trespassing after he drove three hours from Atlanta to South Carolina to pull down a Confederate flag flying over an interstate.
James Blitch, 22, was taken into custody on Saturday night when officers were called to a report of a trespasser on land belonging to the organisation Sons of Confederate Veterans in Spartanburg, according to Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies arrived on the scene at around 10.30pm local time where a witness said they had seen Blitch climb up a fence near mile marker 76 of the I-85.
The 22-year-old allegedly told deputies he was trying to lower the Confederate flag because he doesn't agree with it.
He was in possession of a Dremel and drill bits at the time.