2026年8月14日 美国东部时间上午11:01 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
华盛顿——华盛顿特区联邦最高检察官表示，一名女子已被逮捕，面临与破坏首都二战纪念碑相关的两项重罪指控。
美国检察官珍妮娜·皮尔罗在X平台上表示，梅利莎·法里斯被控破坏美国财产以及损毁退伍军人纪念碑。皮尔罗称法里斯已被拘留。
“破坏我们的二战纪念碑是对一座纪念为我们的自由而战并牺牲的美国人的神圣纪念碑的卑劣攻击，”皮尔罗说道。
二战纪念碑位于国家广场，介于林肯纪念堂和华盛顿纪念碑之间。周四，人们看到该纪念碑的喷泉内充满了肥皂泡，还有一面墙壁被红漆涂鸦，其中包括写着“干净的双手，肮脏的美元”的字样。
2026年8月13日周四，在华盛顿特区二战纪念碑上发现的涂鸦。安德鲁·莱登 / @PenguinSix
2026年8月13日周四，华盛顿特区二战纪念碑喷泉水中的泡沫。安德鲁·莱登 / @PenguinSix
皮尔罗在X平台上的帖子中附带了一张照片，照片显示她指认的法里斯似乎正在该纪念碑的墙壁上喷涂油漆：
2026年8月13日周四，美国检察官珍妮娜·皮尔罗发布的据称显示梅利莎·法里斯破坏二战纪念碑的照片。珍妮娜·皮尔罗 / X
详细说明对法里斯指控的法庭文件尚未立即公开。
内政部发言人周四在一份声明中表示，美国公园警察正在调查这起事件。周五上午，特朗普总统在Truth Social上发帖称，“这是对在二战中牺牲的美国英雄们最严重的侮辱”。
致力于保护该遗址的非营利组织“国家二战纪念碑之友”在一份声明中表示，“一座纪念那些服役者和那些未能返回家园者的国家纪念碑，绝不应该被用作涂鸦的画布”。
此次逮捕正值国家广场因近期的翻新和修复工程而受到更严格的审查和安保措施之际。
今年7月，包括前奥运选手戴维·赫恩在内的四人被皮尔罗的办公室起诉或指控涉嫌破坏新翻修的林肯纪念堂倒影池。但在联邦检察官称损坏是由承包商“拙劣的”施工工作造成而非故意破坏后，这些指控最终被撤销。
上周，哥伦比亚广播公司新闻报道称，白宫官员要求司法部重新考虑对赫恩提起指控，此前特朗普毫无证据地持续声称“可能存在一些承包商问题，但主要损坏是由破坏者造成的！”
消息人士告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，目前尚未做出最终决定。
另一起破坏案件涉及6月份华盛顿纪念碑附近的草坪，当时草坪上出现了变色痕迹，拼写出巨大的“86 47”字样。目前尚未有人因这些涂鸦被指控。
这个词汇是针对前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米的起诉案的核心，科米在Instagram上发布了一张用贝壳摆成“86 47”的照片。检察官称该帖子构成了对总统的威胁。科米删除了该帖子，并表示他不知道这些数字可能带有暴力含义。
Feds charge woman for allegedly vandalizing World War II Memorial in D.C.
August 14, 2026 11:01 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., said a woman has been arrested and faces two felony charges related to vandalism of the World War II Memorial in the capital.
Melissa Farris has been charged with depredation against property of the United States and destruction of veterans’ memorials, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on X. Pirro said Farris is in custody.
“Vandalizing our World War II Memorial is a despicable attack on a sacred monument honoring the Americans who fought and died for our freedom,” Pirro said.
The World War II Memorial is located on the National Mall, between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. On Thursday, fountains at the memorial were seen filled with soapy bubbles, and a wall was defaced with red paint, including graffiti reading “Clean Hands Dirty $.”
Graffiti seen at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. Andrew Leyden / @PenguinSix
Bubbles in the water of the fountains at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. Andrew Leyden / @PenguinSix
Pirro’s post on X included a photo of the woman she identified as Farris appearing to spray-paint the walls of the memorial:
A photo posted by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro allegedly showing Melissa Farris vandalizing the World War II Memorial on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. Jeanine Pirro / X
Court filings detailing the charges against Farris were not immediately available.
A spokesperson for the Department of the Interior said in a statement Thursday that U.S. Park Police were investigating the incident. In a Truth Social post Friday morning, President Trump said there was “NO GREATER INSULT TO THOSE AMERICAN HEROES WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR II.”
The Friends of the National World War II Memorial, a nonprofit organization that works to preserve the site, said in a statement that “a national memorial honoring those who served and those who never returned home should never be used as a canvas for vandalism.”
The arrest comes amid heightened scrutiny and security on the National Mall over recent renovations and restoration projects.
In July, four people, including former Olympian David Hearn, were indicted or charged by Pirro’s office with allegedly damaging the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. But the charges were ultimately dropped after federal prosecutors said that the damage was caused by a “botched” construction job by a contractor, and not vandalism.
Last week, CBS News reported that White House officials asked the Justice Department to weigh bringing the charges against Hearn again, after Mr. Trump continued to claim without evidence that there “may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!”
No final decision has been made, sources told CBS News.
Another case of vandalism involved the lawn near the Washington Monument in June, when discoloration in the grass began to emerge, spelling out “86 47” in huge letters. No one has been charged in relation to the markings.
The term is at the center of the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, who posted an image of seashells arranged as “86 47” to Instagram. Prosecutors say the post amounted to a threat against the president. Comey deleted the post and said he did not know the numbers could connote violence.
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