While most devil worshipers express their allegiance to Old Scratch with Slayer tapes and questionable facial hair, one of Satan's little helpers took a more direct approach Thursday night, plowing his car through the Oklahoma statehouse's controversial Ten Commandments monument.
According to KOCO-TV, 29-year-old Michael Tate Reed Jr. admitted to the crime after being detained Friday for making "vague threats" at the Oklahoma City Federal Building, telling officials "Satan told him to do it."
The Secret Service says Reed additionally copped to pissing on the monument, as well as threatening to both spit on a picture of the president and—somewhat more seriously—murder him.
For their part, the Satanists that planned on erecting a statue of Baphomet next to the now piss-soaked monument have condemned the vandalism and put their plans on hold.
"We do not want our monument to stand alone," Satanic Temple spokesperson Lucien Greaves said in a statement. "If our monument stands at the state Capitol, we want it to complement and contrast the 10 Commandments, with both standing unmolested as a testament to American religious freedom and tolerance."
Reed is currently having his mental health evaluated at an Oklahoma County facility.
