{"id":2645070,"date":"2026-08-14T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pirro-unveils-felony-charges-against-suspect-in-wwii-memorial-vandalism\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:03:19","slug":"pirro-unveils-felony-charges-against-suspect-in-wwii-memorial-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pirro-unveils-felony-charges-against-suspect-in-wwii-memorial-vandalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirro unveils felony charges against suspect in WWII Memorial vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fpirro-unveils-felony-charges-against-suspect-in-wwii-memorial-vandalism%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=2645070&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>Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for washington, D.C.,announced felony charges against Melissa Farris for vandalizing the National World War II Memorial. The monument was spray-painted with graffiti and bubbles poured into its fountain, damaging a sacred site honoring U.S.veterans, including Pirro&#8217;s father and grandfather.Farris was caught on camera defacing the memorial, and charges include Depredation Against Property of the United States and Destruction of Veterans\u2019 Memorials, which can result in up to ten years in prison. She was taken into custody, and Pirro emphasized the solemnity of the attack. President Donald Trump also commented on the incident,expressing outrage and stating that authorities were pursuing the suspect. The vandalism occurred shortly after the memorial&#8217;s recent $3 million renovation, raising concerns about potential damage to its mechanical systems.  <\/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\">Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, publicly identified and charged a woman with vandalizing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-world-war-ii-memorial\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4652\">National World War II Memorial<\/a> in the district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nation\u2019s foremost monument honoring U.S. service members\u2019 sacrifices in World War II was vandalized with graffiti and bubble soap in its fountain on Thursday, setting off a brief manhunt for the suspect. On Friday morning, Pirro unveiled felony charges against a woman identified as the prime suspect, Melissa Farris, who was caught on camera apparently defacing the monument.<\/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\/4687476\/pirro-felony-charges-wwii-memorial-vandalism\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pirro unveils felony charges against suspect in \u2018despicable\u2019 WWII Memorial vandalism<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4686871\/interior-department-world-war-ii-memorial-fountain-vandalized-bubbles\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Interior Department blames vandals for bubbles pouring out of World War II Memorial<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4686592\/flock-ceo-outlines-policy-changes-after-uproar-over-surveillance-network\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Flock CEO outlines policy changes after uproar over \u2018surveillance\u2019 network<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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 in a post on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">\u201cThis morning, we are filing two felony charges, Depredation Against Property of the United States and Destruction of Veterans\u2019 Memorials, in Federal District Court against Melissa L. Farris, offenses that carry penalties of up to ten years in prison. She is now in custody,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pictures attached allegedly show Farris spray-painting the monument and carrying a long tube on her back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pirro\u2019s post came just over an hour after President Donald Trump\u2019s first public comment on the matter, a Truth Social post, in which he said authorities were \u201con their trail!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4687388\/trump-no-greater-insult-dc-world-war-ii-memorial-vandalism\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4687388\">TRUMP SAYS \u2018NO GREATER INSULT\u2019 THAN WWII MEMORIAL VANDALISM: \u2018WE ARE ON THEIR TRAIL\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhere do these animals come from???\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vandalism came just after the monument concluded its four-month renovation costing $3 million in May. The bubbly soap risked damaging the mechanical pumps for the fountain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pirro charges woman for WWII Memorial vandalism in D.C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2645071,"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\/08\/AP26114357651044_be9997.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36508,34412,12603,16384,84128],"class_list":["post-2645070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crime-news","tag-felony-charges","tag-pirro","tag-vandalism","tag-wwii-memorial"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26114357651044_be9997.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645070","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645070"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645073,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645070\/revisions\/2645073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}