{"id":3918,"date":"2026-08-14T15:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:08:26","slug":"woman-arrested-and-facing-felony-charges-in-world-war-ii-memorial-vandalism-case-doj-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3918","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested and facing felony charges in World War II memorial vandalism case, DOJ says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>A woman accused of vandalizing the World War II memorial has been arrested in Washington, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3916\">2 soldiers killed in Texas military helicopter crash identified<\/a><\/p><p>Melissa L. Farris is facing two felony charges in federal court, Pirro said on social media. Charging documents in the case against Farris were not yet available, but Pirro said Farris was in custody.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cVandalizing our World War II Memorial is a despicable attack on a sacred monument honoring the Americans who fought and died for our freedom. Those Americans include my father and grandfather,\u201d Pirro wrote.<\/p><p>The memorial was vandalized on Thursday with bubbles filling the fountain and graffiti that appeared to read \u201cClean hands dirty $.\u201d<\/p><p>The arrest comes after Pirro\u2019s office made the call to drop charges against former Olympic canoeist David \u201cDavey\u201d Hearn in connection with an incident at the Reflecting Pool, a decision that drew Trump\u2019s ire. <\/p><p>Pirro\u2019s office said that the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was \u201cthe result of flawed installation.\u201d A judge dismissed the charges against Hearn, but had not yet decided whether to ban Pirro\u2019s office from bringing any charges against Hearn in the future.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3914\">Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue<\/a><\/p><section><div><div><div><div><\/div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3672\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/77ffbb3a0f537f2d18b9f36de26047f9.webp\" width=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/77ffbb3a0f537f2d18b9f36de26047f9.webp 760w, https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/77ffbb3a0f537f2d18b9f36de26047f9-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<div><div><div><div><svg><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div><div><svg><\/svg><\/div><div><ul><li><\/li><li><\/li><li><\/li><li><button><\/button><div><\/div><\/li><li><\/li><li><span>Add NBC News to Google<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div><div>Trump says Jeanine Pirro &#8216;folded like an umbrella&#8217; after dropping Reflecting Pool vandalism case<\/div><div><span>04:18<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p>Trump denounced the vandalism in a post on Truth Social, connecting the damage at the World War II memorial with the Reflecting Pool saga.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cOur beautiful World War II Memorial was just hit by Spray Painting Vandals. THERE CAN BE NO GREATER INSULT TO THOSE AMERICAN HEROES WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR II. First the Reflecting Pool, now this,\u201d Trump wrote in a post on Friday. \u201cWe are on their trail! Where do these animals come from???\u201d<\/p><p>The Friends of the National World War II Memorial said in a statement that the location is \u201ca sacred place of remembrance\u2014a place where veterans, families, students, and visitors from across our nation and around the world come to reflect on the courage, sacrifice, unity, and service of a generation that helped preserve freedom.\u201d<\/p><p>The Interior Department, which oversees the two monuments and other historic sites, said the vandalism was \u201can utter disgrace and will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3912\">Man used a screwdriver to kill his wife and daughter at Minnesota daycare, police say<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman accused of vandalizing the World War II memorial has been arrested in Washington, U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-justice-department"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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