York man in court over Clifford's Tower graffiti
A man has appeared in court charged with causing £2,500 worth of criminal damage after graffiti was daubed on the landmark Clifford's Tower in York.
Adam James Blythe, 31, of St Mary's, York, was arrested on Tuesday after the 11th-century castle was vandalised.
He was also charged with causing criminal damage to York Crown Court and a statue of Constantine the Great, near York Minster.
He has been bailed by York magistrates ahead of a hearing on 13 April.