Self-Styled 'Homeless Freedom Fighter' Arrested for WWII Memorial Vandalism
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A 41-year-old woman, Melissa L. Farris, was charged with felony depredation against property and destruction of a veterans’ memorial after allegedly vandalizing the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. In a series of videos and social-media posts she called herself a “homeless freedom fighter,” claimed federal wiretaps, discussed a revolution, and sought donations online before the act, and she was being held on the charges as investigations continue.
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