Vandals of Joe Louis Sculpture Sentenced

Two white men who threw white paint on a landmark sculpture of boxer Joe Louis’ fist were sentenced in Detroit to 30 days in jail for a crime that raised suspicions of racism.

Brett Cashman, 45, and John T. Price, 27, were also ordered to serve 18 months on probation and pay $1,000 each for malicious destruction of property.

The damage to the 8,000-pound sculpture of the black boxing great’s arm and fist was discovered Feb. 23. At the statue’s base were pictures of two white police officers killed the week before, with the words “Courtesy of Fighting Whities.”