Man Arrested for Beheading Iwo Jima Statue at Quantico With Sledgehammer; Damage in Hundreds of Thousands
Photo: CNNPrince William County police arrested a 27-year-old man, identified as Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano of Stafford, Virginia, after he was caught around 10:13 to 10:15 p.m. Wednesday smashing the Iwo Jima statue at the main gate of Marine Corps Base Quantico with a sledgehammer. Police said one figure's head was removed and estimated the damage at hundreds of thousands of dollars. He was detained without a struggle and charged with felony destruction of property, trespassing with intent to damage property and felony injury to a monument. He is being held without bond, and his court date is pending. The Felix de Weldon sculpture depicts the 1945 flag raising on Iwo Jima.
Right-leaning outlets Daily Wire and Breitbart both cover the charges and damage; Daily Wire stresses federal sources telling Fox News he was a Mexican national and former DACA recipient whose status lapsed, and quotes a White House spokeswoman. Breitbart focuses on police details, charges and the monument's history. Left-leaning CNN leads with the damage and arrest. Alternative / independent outlets had not reported the story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and right-leaning outlets had.
How the sides differ Right sources stress the suspect's immigration history and White House comment; left sources lead with the damage and arrest; alternative sources have not covered it.
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CNN leads with the arrest, the beheaded statue and the hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, citing police.
Not covering this story. None of the alternative or independent outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
Daily Wire stresses his immigration status and DACA history, citing federal sources and a White House spokeswoman; Breitbart emphasizes police account, charges and the monument's background.