A woman who chose to vandalize the WWII Memorial for attention has been indicted, according to Fox News Digital.
Melissa Farris is facing counts of destruction of a veterans’ memorial and destruction of government property after she allegedly used red spray paint to write the words “Clean Hands. Dirty Money” on the Washington D.C., memorial. The Kentucky woman also reportedly poured pink paint and bubble bath into the fountain, and officials claim the clean-up costs for this stunt have already exceeded $1000.
On August 14th, Farris went live on Facebook to reveal that she was turning herself in.
“It’s me. I am going to turn myself in. I’m outside district federal court. I am just trying to do the right thing. … I was trying to get people to listen. … I tried to reach the media. I tried to fight back. I tried to ignore it,” she said, adding that she lives in a camper that she “boarded up with cardboard in the winter to feel a little bit warmer.”
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro issued a statement following the Friday indictment.
“Vandalizing our World War II Memorial is a despicable attack on a sacred monument honoring the Americans who fought and died for our freedom,” she said. “Those Americans include my father and grandfather.”
She also pointed out that the charges carry penalties of up to a decade in prison.
President Trump just revealed that a vandal spray-painted the WW II Memorial. Trump called it a disgusting insult to the American heroes who died in that war. They could get up to 10 years in prison for vandalizing a national monument. pic.twitter.com/29d0NL5sxq
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) August 14, 2026
“Our beautiful World War II Memorial was just hit by Spray Painting Vandals,” President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on August 14. “THERE CAN BE NO GREATER INSULT TO THOSE AMERICAN HEROES WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR II. First the Reflecting Pool, now this. We are on their trail! Where do these animals come from???”
X users reacted:
Maximum sentence needed. Set a precedent.
— Marvin Montanaro (@MarvinMontanaro) August 29, 2026
Put this witch in jail for at least 10 years.
— Glenda Galvez🔸 (@GlendaGalvez4) August 28, 2026
My mom is 60 and she looks younger than whatever that woman actually is.
— Lady Aachi (@lady_aachi) August 29, 2026
An indictment is not a conviction. And in DC they really enjoy jury nullification.
— julijames3 (@GrizzMom8332) August 29, 2026
Each of us instinctively knows that this evil hag won’t serve a day in prison for what she did.
— Abate Jew-Hate ✡️ 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇦🏳️🌈 (@AtlantaBlue) August 29, 2026
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