A Kentucky woman, Melissa Farris, is 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. She is scheduled to be arraigned next week and faces two felony counts.
According to federal charges described by outlets, the indictment includes allegations that she destroyed the veterans’ memorial and destroyed government property. PBS reports the grand jurors indicted her on Thursday, specifying two counts tied to those acts. The Independent similarly reports the indictment and the scheduled arraignment date.
Both reports focus on the same core procedural facts—an indictment by a federal grand jury, the timing, and the two felony charges—without detailing the circumstances of the alleged damage, the evidence, or any statements from Farris.
