Iwo Jima monument damaged in Quantico
par Flint: Bill Melugin
A sledgehammer, a head knocked off one of the soldiers, and Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano facing felony destruction of property and trespass charges in Quantico. The statue he's accused of damaging is the Iwo Jima monument, built to honor the Marines who put that flag up in WWII. Fox News reports the suspect is a Mexican illegal alien. Prince William County police detained him without incident and estimate the damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. He's 27, from Stafford, Virginia, held without bond. h/t
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Breaking news further south in Quantico, Virginia. Take a look here. A man is accused of using a sledgehammer to damage the Iwo Jima statue and knocking the head off one of the soldiers depicted there. Prince William County Police say officers responded to the statue near Richmond Highway and Fuller Road around 1013 last night. They say they found the man actively damaging it and detained him without incident. Police estimate the damage is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect 27 year old Miguel Alonzo Molando Soriano. of Stafford, Virginia is being held without bond.
