{"id":7083,"date":"2026-02-28T03:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7083"},"modified":"2026-02-28T03:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:47:20","slug":"sex-offender-accused-of-vandalizing-oklahoma-capitol-with-anti-ice-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7083","title":{"rendered":"Sex offender accused of vandalizing Oklahoma Capitol with anti-ICE threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A registered sex offender is accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/terror\/vandalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defacing Oklahoma\u2019s state Capitol<\/a> and other government buildings with anti-ICE graffiti that said &#8220;KILL ICE&#8221; and other inflammatory messages targeting Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Shelby Lang Smith was arrested Jan. 23 over several incidents of public property being vandalized, including damage to the Civic Center, OKC Municipal Court building and the state Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is facing several charges, including 10 counts of malicious injury to property and three counts of threatening violent acts, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/343\/192\/arrest-ok.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/686\/384\/arrest-ok.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/672\/378\/arrest-ok.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1344\/756\/arrest-ok.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/931\/523\/arrest-ok.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1862\/1046\/arrest-ok.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/720\/405\/arrest-ok.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1440\/810\/arrest-ok.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1200\/675\/arrest-ok.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Shelby Lang Smith\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Authorities confirmed the suspect, Shelby Lang Smith, is a registered sex offender.<\/span> <span>(Oklahoma Highway Patrol\/Facebook)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Smith was sentenced Feb. 18 to five years in prison for violation of probation, FOX 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/okcfox.com\/news\/local\/judge-revokes-probation-sends-capitol-graffiti-suspect-to-prison-for-5-years-shelby-lang-smith-anti-ice-governor-kevin-stitt-oklahoma-cleveland-county-norman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/343\/192\/arrest-walkout.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/686\/384\/arrest-walkout.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/672\/378\/arrest-walkout.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1344\/756\/arrest-walkout.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/931\/523\/arrest-walkout.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1862\/1046\/arrest-walkout.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/720\/405\/arrest-walkout.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1440\/810\/arrest-walkout.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1200\/675\/arrest-walkout.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Shelby Lang Smith's arrest\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Oklahoma Highway Patrol shared a video of the arrest.<\/span> <span>(Oklahoma Highway Patrol\/Facebook)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-era-ice-agents-targeted-immorality-dem-trying-blacklist-them-cop-classroom-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>TRUMP-ERA ICE AGENTS TARGETED FOR \u2018IMMORALITY\u2019 BY DEM TRYING TO BLACKLIST THEM FROM COP, CLASSROOM JOBS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was convicted in 2022 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/sex-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soliciting sexual conduct with a minor<\/a> by use of technology, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/343\/192\/oklahoma-capitol.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/686\/384\/oklahoma-capitol.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/672\/378\/oklahoma-capitol.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1344\/756\/oklahoma-capitol.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/931\/523\/oklahoma-capitol.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1862\/1046\/oklahoma-capitol.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/720\/405\/oklahoma-capitol.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1440\/810\/oklahoma-capitol.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1200\/675\/oklahoma-capitol.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Historic Oklahoma State Capitol building in Oklahoma City\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Oklahoma state Capitol was vandalized in January.<\/span> <span>(Jeremy Poland\/Getty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP)<\/a> is charged with the protection of the State Capitol and the safety of those who work in and visit this building,&#8221; OHP wrote in a statement on Facebook.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will aggressively investigate and pursue anyone who threatens that safety or damages public property,&#8221; the agency continued. &#8220;Acts of vandalism and threats of violence against the Capitol will not be tolerated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<section data-fetch-key=\"RelatedArticle:0\" class=\"related-article\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h3 class=\"component-title\">Related Article<\/h3>\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<div class=\"m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/philly-das-hunt-you-down-warning-ice-draws-calls-doj-criminal-probe\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_article-content_related-article_1_1_media\"><picture><img 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