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Suspect Held Without Bond After Decapitating Figure on Quantico Iwo Jima Monument
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested after using a sledgehammer to damage the limestone Iwo Jima statue at Marine Corps Base Quantico. The attack, which occurred after 10 p.m. on October 21, resulted in the removal of one Marine’s head and extensive damage to other figures. Soriano faces felony charges for destruction of property, trespassing, and injury to a monument, and is being held without bond. Repair costs are estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and authorities have not disclosed a motive.