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Woman is indicted on two charges over World War II Memorial vandalism

  • A Kentucky woman named Melissa Farris has been indicted by a federal grand jury for damaging the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on August 13.
  • Farris faces two felony charges: destroying a veterans’ memorial and destroying government property, with arraignment scheduled for next week.
  • She allegedly spray painted 'Clean hands dirty $' on the monument and filled a fountain with bubbles.
  • President Donald Trump referenced the vandalism on social media, linking it to unproven claims about damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in Washington

A Kentucky woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that she intentionally damaged the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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