In a radio interview, he suggested that after 4 days of being displayed where it had no right to be, the flag had been abandoned, and as such he claimed and destroyed it.

When it was revealed to him, by the ROTC at the university, who should have known better, that it belonged to La Raza. he went to their offices and offered to purchase a new flag for them. They declined, and decided to press charges, seemingly more interested in "justice" than getting a new flag?

It's rarely rocket science, it's usually just math: then again if you can't do the math.......