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Latest update from The Guardian World: Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, announced mid-morning that a suspect was in custody and had been charged with federal crimes. Latest update from PBS NewsHour: Suspect arrested in World War II Memorial vandalism in Washington. A suspect has been identified by federal authorities for allegedly vandalizing the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday on X that two felony charges for depredation against property of the United States, and destruction of veterans' memorials, were being filed in federal district court against Melissa L. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison. Pirro said Farris was in custody. "Vandalizing our World War II Memorial is a despicable attack on a sacred monument honoring the Americans who fought and died for our freedom," Pirro said. "Those Americans include my father and grandfather." Farris is alleged to have covered a part of the WWII memorial on the National Mall with soapy bubbles and red graffiti on Thursday evening, according to photos taken at the scene and reported by various news outlets. The graffiti said, "Clean hands dirty $" beneath the Atlantic Arch, with red and green paint on the granite stonework.
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More than 16 million American military members served in World War II and over 400,000 of those died during the conflict, according to the National WWII Museum.
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Latest update from The Guardian World: Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, announced mid-morning that a suspect was in custody and had been charged with federal crimes. Latest update from PBS NewsHour: Suspect arrested in World War II Memorial vandalism in Washington. A suspect has been identified by federal authorities for allegedly vandalizing the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday on X that two felony charges for depredation against property of the United States, and destruction of veterans' memorials, were being filed in federal district court against Melissa L. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison. Pirro said Farris was in custody. "Vandalizing our World War II Memorial is a despicable attack on a sacred monument honoring the Americans who fought and died for our freedom," Pirro said. "Those Americans include my father and grandfather." Farris is alleged to have covered a part of the WWII memorial on the National Mall with soapy bubbles and red graffiti on Thursday evening, according to photos taken at the scene and reported by various news outlets. The graffiti said, "Clean hands dirty $" beneath the Atlantic Arch, with red and green paint on the granite stonework.
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