Man arrested after Quantico Iwo Jima statue damaged

A man was arrested after Prince William County police said they found him damaging the Iwo Jima statue near Marine Corps Base Quantico with a sledgehammer, removing the head of one of the depicted Marines. Police estimate repairs will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Police identified the suspect as Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, of Stafford, Virginia. Officers responded to the monument near Richmond Highway and Fuller Road at about 10:13 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, after receiving a report of vandalism, police said. They reported finding Maldonado Soriano striking the statue and arresting him at the scene. The damage included the removal of one figure’s head and destruction to other parts of the monument, according to police. The sculpture depicts six Marines raising the American flag during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. One report also described damage to another figure’s helmet, face and bayonet, details not included in the police account summarized by other reports. Maldonado Soriano faces felony destruction of property, trespassing with intent to damage property, and felony injury to a monument charges. He is being held without bond, and his court date is pending....