Naval Academy graduate, Benjamin Michael is facing hate crime charges after Annapolis City police said he ripped a pride flag from a store and threw it in the trash. Courtesy of Dapper Dog Tattoo ...

Annapolis police said a summons has been issued to Benjamin Michael, 44, who is being charged with a hate crime and malicious destruction of property with a value less than $1,000.

According to the Annapolis Police Department, Benjamin J. Michael, was charged with a criminal summons for destruction of ...

A graduate of the Naval Academy in Maryland has been charged with a hate crime for stealing and desecrating a Pride flag outside a tattoo shop in Annapolis. Benjamin Michael, 44, of Dallas, was ...

Annapolis police later identified him as 44-year-old Benjamin Michael. Charging documents identified Michael as a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a Marine Corps veteran from Dallas, Texas.

A Naval Academy graduate accused of ripping down a pride flag from an Annapolis tattoo shop was given probation before judgment following a Monday afternoon bench trial. Benjamin Michael, 44, was ...

Michael was also charged with malicious destruction of property in the Annapolis incident. Both it and the hate crime charge, which in this case relates to property crimes, are misdemeanors.