Threatening Graffiti Reported at Huntsville Venue Ahead of Marjorie Taylor Greene Event
Authorities are investigating as a potential hate crime
Huntsville entertainment venue, the Brewers Cooperative at Stovehouse, was defaced this week with threatening graffiti ahead of a conservative event featuring Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Moms for Liberty. The message, spray-painted across an exterior wall, read: “F* MTG and M4L. Shoot those crackers.” Local law enforcement described the act as more than vandalism, saying it was clearly intended “to disrupt and offend.”
Venue owner Chris Horn called the graffiti “disappointing,” adding that it crossed into intimidation. Horn confirmed that his team is working with Madison County deputies and taking “all precautions” to secure the venue and its patrons.
Madison County deputies joined the Huntsville Police Department in treating the case as a hate crime, noting that the racial slur heightened its severity. While no official statements have yet come from state-level figures like the governor or attorney general, the City's response has garnered bipartisan support online, with Huntsville residents and community leaders condemning the violence and affirming the importance of protecting free speech.
John Wahl, Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, placed his condemnation further down in prominence, describing the graffiti as “political terrorism.” He said the message crossed legal lines and that the assault extended beyond property damage into criminal intimidation. “When someone vandalizes a venue with a message calling for people to be shot simply because of their beliefs, that’s not a protest—it’s political terrorism,” Wahl said in a statement release by ALGOP.
Wahl also highlighted the escalation in criminal threats facing conservative groups: “Targeting a person’s business for their political views is economic terrorism, plain and simple. These attacks … are intimidation—and they are clear attempts to silence free speech and bully conservatives into submission” . He warned that Republican organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to secure safe meeting spaces, a trend he called deeply concerning for anyone who values open debate .
Wahl drew on his own experience when addressing the gravity of the incident. “As Chairman of the Alabama Public Library Service Board, I’ve received credible death threats myself, and I know just how unsettling and serious that experience can be,” Wahl said. He extended his “thoughts and prayers” to Horn and the event organizers and reaffirmed the party’s stance that “political violence and threats have no place in our society.”
Authorities continue to investigate the vandalism as a potential hate crime and felony intimidation. Venue security has been elevated, with deputies working closely with Horn’s team to ensure the safety of attendees, organizers, and the local community .
