Democratic Party Chair Resigns After Getting Arrested For Ripping Out And Stealing Trump Signs

A North Carolina Democratic Party chair has resigned after getting arrested for allegedly ripping out and stealing Trump signs on the side of the road.

Lowell Simon, former chair of the Moore County Democratic Party, has been “charged with two counts of misdemeanor larceny of political signs.”

Shortly after Simon was arrested for allegedly stealing the signs, the Moore County Democratic Party shared, Simon resigned “following recent allegations and arrest related to the theft of political signs.”

Listen to Simon’s response to his arrest here:

Chair of the Moore County Democratic Party (now former), Lowell Simon, was arrested for stealing roadside signs supporting President Trump.

Around 5:25 PM Thursday, a Moore County Sheriff spotted Simon ripping out Trump signs along the road.

The deputy later followed up at… pic.twitter.com/iKnIJZfYtc

— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) October 16, 2024

Lowell Simon, the Democrat Party Chair in Moore County, NC was arrested for stealing Trump signs THE DAY AFTER he promoted Harris/Walz signs.

Democrats really aren’t sending their best… pic.twitter.com/VImsWWfF3c

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 11, 2024

Per Fox News:

A local Democratic Party chair in North Carolina resigned this week after he was arrested for allegedly ripping out and stealing roadside signs supporting former President Donald Trump.

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Lowell Simon, the now former chair of the Moore County Democratic Party, who is also running for North Carolina House in November, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor larceny of political signs.

The Moore County Democratic Party announced in a Facebook post on Monday that 68-year-old Simon had resigned as chair “following recent allegations and arrest related to the theft of political signs.”

The Moore County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy working in the West End area observed Simon removing campaign signs from the roadside along Seven Lakes Drive at approximately 5:25 p.m. Thursday.

MEET; DemoRatic Party Chair Lowell Simon MUG SHOT.North Carolina DemoRat Leader Resigns after Arrest for a
Stealing Trump Roadside Signs… pic.twitter.com/lu77U6wmvq

— Daniel Thornton (@Panamadan61) October 16, 2024

Per WRAL:

The chair of the Moore County Democratic Party has resigned after he was arrested for stealing campaign signs.
According to the Moore County Democratic Party, Simon Lowell resigned Monday night.

Simon was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of misdemeanor larceny of political signs after he was caught stealing the signs, which is illegal under state law.
Simon told WRAL News on Friday that he regrets stealing the signs.

According to Simon, the signs, which were campaign signs for former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump, were obscuring the signs he already placed along the stretch of Seven Lakes Drive.

“My worse angels got the better of me … I shouldn’t have done that,” he said.

Simon apologized for his actions and offered his resignation; The county party accepted both.

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