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UPDATED Oct 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
Oct 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
UT Police Charge New Jersey Man in Smokey Vandalism
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
University of Tennessee police arrested 19-year-old Beckett Edward Nachtman of New Jersey and charged him with one count of felony vandalism involving the Smokey statue.
WHO: University of Tennessee police and Beckett Edward Nachtman, 19, of New Jersey
WHAT: Nachtman was arrested and charged with one count of felony vandalism involving the Smokey statue.
WHEN: Reported Oct 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: Reason not reported.
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