A 37-year-old woman was arrested Saturday for defacing county and city property. She painted an anarchy symbol on the Veteran's Memorial on the Square. TMP/T. Swann

Update: The Tennessee Highway Patrol announced Tuesday Barbara Ann Smith, 37, of East Main Street, was charged with vandalizing the state capitol.

“I am proud of the work our Criminal Investigation Division put into this case. Initially, there was not much information to go on, but they followed up several leads and, ultimately, solved the case,” said Commissioner Gibbons.

In the early morning hours of June 19, state troopers on duty at the State Capitol discovered graffiti spray painted on the exterior walls of the building. The graffiti included hand-drawn pentagrams and the words “RIP TONY AL” and “WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE” spray painted in black. Surveillance video showed a hooded suspect near the scene.

“The State Capitol is the people’s house, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Capitol Security Unit is committed to securing it.  We have taken increased steps to help ensure the safety of the building and those who work and visit there,” Commissioner Gibbons added.

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A woman was arrested Saturday for vandalizing various downtown buildings and monuments, including ironically painting an anarchy symbol on the Veterans’ Memorial.

Barbara Ann Smith, 37, of East Main Street, was arrested after confessing to spray painting, or “tagging” the Civic Plaza garage, the Guidance Center, a law firm and the Rutherford County Judicial Building along with the World War I and II Veterans’ and a history plaque on the County Courthouse.

Murfreesboro Police Officer Dustin Evans responded to multiple reports Saturday afternoon of a woman in black and pink clothing spray painting areas around the Square. Evans found Smith on East Main Street and found a half-used can of black spray paint in her backpack along with black paint on her fingers.

At first Smith responded “No comment” when asked if she had painted anything on the Square. She then admitted to painting the city garage and “some other random places.”

Smith then admitted to “tagging” the state capitol building in late June.

She was being held on $8,000 bond. No court date has been set yet.