Christian Military Veteran Beheads Satanic Statue in State Capitol: 'My Conscience Is Held Captive to the Word of God'

A former Navy pilot says he broke the laws of Iowa on Thursday to obey the laws of God.

Michael Cassidy vandalized a display put up in the Iowa state Capitol by the Satanic Temple, according to The Sentinel. The display featured a ram’s head on a caped mannequin.

Cassidy took off the ram’s head, tossed it in a trash can, and knocked the statue over. He faces a fourth-degree criminal mischief charge.

“I saw this blasphemous statue and was outraged,” Cassidy told The Sentinel. “My conscience is held captive to the...