Antifa supporter charged with stealing GOP campaign signs in NY race to replace Stefanik

AOL ^ | 10/23/26 | Pedro Boccalato, Rodriguez-Aparicio

[Libloather]

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’s vehicle.

Josef Marris was charged with two counts of criminal possession of stolen property, according to the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. He was also fired from East Branch Organics, according to Constantino’s campaign.

Constantino, who is running in New York’s 21st Congressional District, said the alleged thefts were intended to intimidate his supporters.

"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."

Constantino’s campaign alleged that Marris carried out the thefts on behalf of Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien. Gendebien’s campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Constantino also criticized Gendebien in a post on X, writing that the Democrat "is surrounded by FAR LEFT EXTREMISTS."

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.

The symbol alone does not establish that Marris is a member of Antifa or that Gendebien’s campaign had any connection to the alleged thefts.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Education; History
KEYWORDS: antifa; campaign; stealing; stefanik

[Libloather]

Oh, how the mighty antifafa has fallen. Where did they all go? Could be out shuckin' oysters with the Maine nazi.

[Samurai_Jack]

one thing’s guaranteed once the democrats are back in charge they’re going to start funding these groups again and you’ll see the big riots starting up again.

So you better get out to vote and stop riding the middle road and bickering about who’s more maga than the next guy.

[No name given]

Let’s all do our part to make sure that a nice big red tsunami happens and defeats the commierats.

[rktman]

They in France with greta?

[muir_redwoods]

News flash: repeated studies show that yard signs have negligible effect on voting. They do function as a crude survey on who’s ahead but have essentially zero effect on voters.

Imaging getting into legal and employment trouble while accomplishing essentially nothing.

[MtnClimber]

When I lived near Boulder, Colorado none of my GOP candidate signs lasted even a day.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

LOL. Exactly what I was thinking. From plotting bombings to stealing yard signs. Is this the Antifa wannabe chapter? Do they play Dungeons & Dragons in their meetings in between plotting terrorist activities?