Washington Monument Vandalized With Profane Graffiti, Suspect Detained by Police

 

A vandal splashed red paint and a profane message along the side of the Washington Monument on the National Mall on Tuesday night.

 

Katie Barlow, a reporter for Washington, D.C.’s WTTG-TV, shared a photo on Twitter showing an individual with red paint, and a second image of the individual being detained by authorities.

 

“Have you been f***ed by this?” the message on the monument read, with an arrow pointing upward. The message continues on, but it’s unclear what it says based on the poor handwriting.

 

The words appeared next to a large smear of paint.

 

Nightly monument report. Someone has painted the the side with red paint. There is an individual in cuffs off to the side and police have blocked the area out to the grass. @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/s9HD84kPS0

— Katie Barlow (@katieleebarlow) September 20, 2022

 

 

Source:  Red State