{"id":2618712,"date":"2026-06-24T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T23:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-by-reflecting-pool-says-hell-contest-obscenity-charge\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T23:56:24","slug":"man-arrested-by-reflecting-pool-says-hell-contest-obscenity-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-by-reflecting-pool-says-hell-contest-obscenity-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested by Reflecting Pool says he&#8217;ll contest obscenity charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-arrested-by-reflecting-pool-says-hell-contest-obscenity-charge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Christian Miles, a freelance video editor and former Navy submariner in Washington, D.C., was arrested near the Lincoln memorial Reflecting Pool after an altercation with Oklahoma state troopers. He plans to contest a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-hillary-clinton-aide-huma-abedin-models-1000-pant-suit\/\" title=\"ALERT: Hillary Clinton \u2018Aide\u2019 Huma Abedin Models ,000 Pant Suit\">federal obscenity charge<\/a> related to his behavior during the incident, which was captured on video showing him yelling at the officers and telling them to leave the city. Miles was detained by U.S. Park Police following his interactions, which occurred amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-increase-presence-at-shopping-malls-crowded-areas-in-northern-virginia-amid-isis-terror-threat-report\/\" title=\"Police Increase ... At Shopping Malls, Crowded Areas In Northern Virginia Amid ISIS Terror Threat: Report\">increased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a> presence<\/a> around the site due to recent vandalism and damage blamed on alleged offenders. The incident coincided with ongoing controversy over the recent $14 million renovation of the Reflecting Pool, which has faced criticism for various damages, including peeling liner material, algae, and a large gash, with some attributing these issues to vandal activities. Miles denies wrongdoing and states he was protesting the authorities&#8217; presence, asserting he will contest the charges. The arrest took <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >place amid heightened security efforts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-maddow-says-documentary-shows-come-to-jesus-moment-for-giuliani-associate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Rachel Maddow says documentary shows \u2018come to Jesus\u2019 moment for Giuliani associate - ... Examiner\">political scrutiny surrounding<\/a> the site.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\"> Washington, D.C.<\/a>, man arrested near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool said he plans to contest a federal obscenity charge after being arrested near the recently renovated landmark that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> says has been damaged by vandals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christian Miles, a freelance video editor and former Navy submariner, was arrested Monday by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/u-s-park-police\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"16457\">U.S. Park Police<\/a> near the Reflecting Pool after an encounter with Oklahoma state troopers, who are helping local <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"401\">law enforcement<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20120\">America\u2019s 250th<\/a> anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4624146\/reflecting-pool-arrest-obscenity-charge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Man arrested by Reflecting Pool says he\u2019ll contest obscenity charge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4623856\/feds-bust-12-alleged-smuggle-drugs-phones-georgia-prisons-heavy-payload-drone\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Feds bust a dozen for allegedly smuggling drugs and phones into prisons using \u2018heavy payload drone\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4623878\/sentencing-date-vance-boelter-minnesota\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sentencing date set for man charged in Minnesota House speaker\u2019s assassination<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miles was charged under a federal regulation prohibiting obscene or threatening behavior that could provoke a disturbance. Miles denied wrongdoing and said he intends to contest the charge, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miles\u2019s interaction with law enforcement was captured by a <em>TMZ DC<\/em> reporter and shows two officers escorting Miles away from the Reflecting Pool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was yelling at the Oklahoma state troopers,\u201d Miles said was the reason for his arrest. \u201cI was yelling at them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miles said he was yelling at the Oklahoma troopers \u201cbecause they\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WPqX9TkiIRU\">video<\/a> posted to his YouTube channel, Miles can be seen asking the troopers questions about their presence. Miles tells the troopers to \u201cget the f*** out of my city\u201d and to \u201cgo back to Tulsa, b****\u201d before he was arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4622699\/garcia-reflecting-pool-contractor-renovation\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4622699\/garcia-reflecting-pool-contractor-renovation\/\">REP. GARCIA SEEKS ANSWERS FROM REFLECTING POOL CONTRACTORS OVER \u2018DISASTROUS\u2019 RENOVATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrest came amid an increased law enforcement presence around the Reflecting Pool, where officers from multiple agencies have been stationed in recent days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heightened security follows Trump\u2019s repeated claims that vandals are responsible for a series of problems that have plagued the $14 million renovation project, including peeling liner material, algae blooms, a dead duckling, and what Trump has described as a large gash in the pool\u2019s newly installed surface. Trump said Tuesday that six people had been arrested in connection with damage to the Reflecting Pool, though officials have released few details about the cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D.C. man plans to contest obscenity charge after Lincoln Memorial arrest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2618713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26171631726374-e1782340955818.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5175,3967,78950],"class_list":["post-2618712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arrest","tag-police","tag-reflecting-pool"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26171631726374-e1782340955818.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618712"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618716,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618712\/revisions\/2618716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}