Seventh person charged charged over Trump Turnberry vandalism

A seventh person has been charged in connection with vandalism at Donald Trump’s golf course in South Ayrshire.

Red paint was thrown over the Turnberry clubhouse while the greens were dug up and marker flags were pulled down around 4am on March 8.

The luxury golf resort is operated by the Trump Organisation which is owned by the US President.

Trump said anyone involved with causing the damage is a “terrorist” and that he hopes they are “treated harshly”.

A 27-year-old woman was arrested and charged in Ayr on Sunday, April 27.

She is due to appear at Ayr Sheriff Court on Monday.

Previous arrests and court appearances

On Friday, April 11, Autumn Ward appeared at Ayr Sheriff Court charged with malicious mischief.

The 21-year-old, from Liverpool, did not enter a plea and was committed for further examination and granted bail pending a further court appearance.

Police arrested a 33-year-old man four days after the incident. Kieran Robson appeared at Ayr Sheriff Court charged with malicious mischief on Monday, March 31.

Robson, of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, made no plea during the brief hearing and was committed for further examination and released on bail pending a further court appearance.

Ricky Southall, 33, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, and Umza Bashir, 55, of Leeds, were arrested and charged in England earlier this month.

The appeared at Ayr Sheriff Court on Monday, April 7, charged with malicious mischief. They made no plea and were committed for further examination and released on bail ahead of a further court appearance.