Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, a 27-year-old man, has been granted bond after allegedly damaging the Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia, with a sledgehammer. He faces charges including felony destruction of property and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for January 11. The estimated damage to the statue is reported to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Maldonado Soriano is also subject to an ICE detainer due to his immigration status.
Key facts
- Maldonado Soriano was arrested on October 21.
- He faces charges of felony destruction of property and trespass.
- Judge Petula Metzler granted him a $2,500 bond.
- The estimated damage to the statue is hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- A preliminary hearing is set for January 11.
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