Holy freakin’ crap.
9:15 PM EST — From The Boston Globe (registration required)
The man who sent city and State Police rushing to defuse what they believed were explosive devices around the Boston region was arrested tonight.
Attorney General Martha Coakley scheduled a 9 p.m. press conference to announce the arrrest of Peter Berdovsky, an Arlington artist.
On his personal website, he posted pictures of a small group installing the figures — little square-shaped men frowning and making an obscene gesture — on the exterior wall of a hospital, on the awning of a Cambridge bar, at an Urban Outfitters, and a bridge.
You can see video of the guerrilla installation here if you click on “past events.” (or see above YouTube video.)
Berdovsky was doing this on behalf of Interference Inc. (see below). They’d better help this guy out–and they’re in deep shit anyway.
I’m sure we’ll hear more about this in the coming days, but […]
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