The Jefferson Davis stone chair Confederate monument stolen from a cemetery in Selma Alabama, has been recovered in the St. Claude neighborhood.
The stone chair was stolen from the Old Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama last month.
The New Orleans Police Department recovered the $500,000 stone chair monument at the intersection of Feliciana and North Galvez Streets in the St. Claude neighborhood.
Two people were arrested and one is wanted in connection of the theft.
On Friday, the NOPD said they arrested 32-year-old Stanley Warnick and 24-year-old Kathryn Diionno. Police are still searching for 34-year-old Stanley Pate.
They face possession of stolen property charges.
The strange theft happened on March 20. According to the Associated Press, someone claiming responsibility for the theft sent an email signed “White Lies Matter” to news outlets claiming saying the chair would be returned only if the United Daughters of the Confederacy agreed to display a banner at their Virginia headquarters bearing a quote from a Black Liberation Army activist. However, The Associated Press could not confirm the authenticity of the claim.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080.