{"id":336746,"date":"2026-10-23T09:56:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/antifa-supporter-charged-with-stealing-gop-campaign-signs-in-ny-race-to-replace-stefanik.html"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:56:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:56:06","slug":"antifa-supporter-charged-with-stealing-gop-campaign-signs-in-ny-race-to-replace-stefanik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/antifa-supporter-charged-with-stealing-gop-campaign-signs-in-ny-race-to-replace-stefanik.html","title":{"rendered":"Antifa supporter charged with stealing GOP campaign signs in NY race to replace Stefanik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">     <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a> <!--&gt; \n\n<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Dave Rubin says there is a \u2018long list\u2019 of left-wing activists condoning political violence<\/a><\/h4>\n\n \n\n<p>\u2018The Rubin Report\u2019 host Dave Rubin evaluates statistics alleging that college students are OK with violence to stop controversial speakers on \u2018The Will Cain Show.\u2019<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A New York man was arrested after he was allegedly captured on video stealing campaign signs belonging to Republican congressional candidate Anthony Constantino while driving his employer\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Josef Marris was charged with two counts of criminal possession of stolen property, according to the Essex County Sheriff\u2019s Office. He was also fired from East Branch Organics, according to Constantino\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Constantino, who is running in New York\u2019s 21st Congressional District, said the alleged thefts were intended to intimidate his supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>TRUMP ENDORSES STICKER MULE CEO WHO BATTLED OFFICIALS OVER 100-FOOT PRO-TRUMP SIGN FOR STEFANIK'S HOUSE SEAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n  \n\n<p><span>Split image of Josef Marris and the symbol commonly championed by Antifa.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Anthony Constantino for Congress)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\"My campaign has lost more than $100,000 to sign theft and vandalism,\" Constantino told Fox News Digital. \"There are now multiple attempts to intimidate my supporters by people who are clearly pro-crime and pro-violence. The media needs to stop pretending this is a both-sides problem.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Constantino\u2019s campaign alleged that Marris carried out the thefts on behalf of Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien. Gendebien\u2019s campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>TOP ELECTION SCHEMES ROILING KEY MIDTERM RACES AS BOTH PARTIES ACCUSE RIVALS OF TRICKERY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Constantino also criticized Gendebien in a post on X, writing that the Democrat \"is surrounded by FAR LEFT EXTREMISTS.\"<\/p>\n\n  \n\n<p><span>Antifa members in a riot with the three-arrow symbol painted on their riot shields.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Anthony Constantino for Congress)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>WE NEED TO TALK TO COMMUNISTS BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH THEY NEED TO LEARN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Marris has described himself as a communist and an Antifa supporter, according to social media posts reviewed by Fox News Digital. In April 2023, he posted an image of the three-arrow symbol, which has historically been associated with several socialist and anti-fascist movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The symbol alone does not establish that Marris is a member of Antifa or that Gendebien\u2019s campaign had any connection to the alleged thefts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>THE BLUE WAVE LOOKS REAL UNTIL YOU LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n  \n\n<p><span>Members of the Democratic Socialists of America\u2019s Washington, D.C., chapter participate in a pro-Palestinian demonstration as a three-arrow flag, a symbol used by some modern anarchist and anti-fascist groups, is seen in the background in Washington on Oct. 10, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Brooke Curto\/Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The incident comes as <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Gendebien leads Constantino<\/a> in a closely watched race to succeed retiring Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., in the 21st Congressional District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">One of the district's media stations, <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">North Country Public Radio,<\/a> has flipped the congressional district from \"solid\" Republican to \"likely\" Republican.<\/p>\n\n --> <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n<p>Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/antifa-supporter-charged-stealing-gop-campaign-signs-ny-race-replace-stefanik<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/antifa-supporter-charged-stealing-gop-campaign-signs-ny-race-replace-stefanik<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-336746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political","tag-political"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336746\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}