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Man accused of decapitating Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer near Quantico
Thursday, October 22, 2026
A 27-year-old man was arrested after a sledgehammer attack on an Iwo Jima statue near Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia that left one Marine figure decapitated and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. The man was charged with felony injury to a monument. President Donald Trump called the attack "a disgrace."
Reported by 3 outlets:
- Fox News — Illegal alien with former DACA status accused in Iwo Jima statue attack: sources
- Fox News — Man accused of decapitating Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer near Quantico
- Breitbart — Virginia Man Charged with Felony Injury to a Monument in Iwo Jima Attack
- CNN — Man accused of beheading Iwo Jima statue in Virginia with sledgehammer
- CNN — Man arrested after beheading Iwo Jima statue in Virginia with sledgehammer
- Breitbart — ‘A Disgrace’: Trump Reacts to Sledgehammer Attack on Iwo Jima Memorial
- Fox News — Illegal immigrant accused of beheading Iwo Jima monument granted bond
