Trump on WWII memorial vandalism: 'We are on their trail'
President Trump on Friday said investigators are on the trail of vandals who spray-painted the World War II Memorial in Washington. Trump also tied the spray-painting incident at the memorial to vandalism he says damaged the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. There has been significant pushback to the argument that vandalism is the cause of problems...
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the arrest of Melissa L. Farris on Friday, following an alleged vandalism incident at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. Pirro revealed that Farris has been charged with two felony counts, with a potential sentence of up to ten years in prison if convicted. The U.S. Park Police investigated the incident after red paint was spotted on the walls and floor of the Atlantic pavilion and a substance was poured into the fountain, causing it to bubble.
A witness identified Farris as the person responsible for spray painting the memorial before fleeing the scene. Farris had previously been arrested on August 10 for unlawful camping near the memorial. She allegedly admitted to damaging the monument in a livestream video, questioning why she was not arrested immediately. Friends of the WWII Memorial condemned the act as an "utter disgrace" and President Donald Trump called it a "greater insult to those American heroes" who died in World War II.
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