# US woman charged for vandalising World War II Memorial 2026-08-14T19:31:11+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Melissa L. Farris, 41, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, has been charged with two felony counts for vandalising the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the charges Friday, saying Farris faces up to 10 years in prison per count for depredation of US property and destruction of a veterans' memorial. The memorial's fountain was filled with soap suds and the words "Clean hands Dirty $" were spray-painted in red. A criminal complaint says Farris posted videos on Facebook under the name Melissa Lovewell, admitting to damaging the fountain to push a whistleblower case. The arrest comes weeks after Pirro dropped vandalism charges against a former Olympian over damage to the nearby Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which an investigation attributed to faulty repairs. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - economictimes.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com Tags: Donald Trump, Jeanine Pirro, Melissa L. Farris, Washington DC, World War II Memorial Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/woman-charged-with-vandalising-world-war-ii-memorial-in-washington/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/woman-charged-with-vandalising-world-war-ii-memorial-in-washington/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.