
弗吉尼亚州一名男子因涉嫌使用大锤砸掉位于弗吉尼亚州夸蒂科海军陆战队基地附近的硫磺岛雕像中一名海军陆战队员的头部,导致这座历史军事纪念碑损失数十万美元,已被警方逮捕。
A Virginia man was arrested after allegedly using a sledgehammer to knock the head off a Marine figure depicted in an Iwo Jima statue near Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to the historic military monument, police said.
威廉王子县警察局的警员于10月21日星期三晚上约10点13分,响应位于夸蒂科弗吉尼亚州里士满高速公路与富勒路交叉口附近雕像的破坏报告。
Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded at about 10:13 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, to reports of vandalism at the statue near Richmond Highway and Fuller Road in Quantico, Virginia.
警方确认嫌疑人为27岁的米格尔·阿隆索·马尔多纳多·索里亚诺,居住在弗吉尼亚州斯塔福德,警方称他在警员到达时正用大锤敲击该纪念碑。
Police identified the suspect as Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, of Stafford, Virginia, who was allegedly striking the monument with a sledgehammer when officers arrived.
当局表示,马尔多纳多·索里亚诺在警员发现这座石灰石雕塑受损严重后被拘留并逮捕,该雕塑纪念美国军事史上最具辨识度的时刻之一。
Authorities said Maldonado Soriano was detained and arrested after officers discovered extensive damage to the limestone sculpture, which commemorates one of the most recognizable moments in American military history.
当局称,损毁包括一名海军陆战队员的头部被完整砍下,此外其他正在举起美国国旗、再现二战硫磺岛战役的雕像人物也受到破坏。
The damage included the complete removal of one Marine's head, along with damage to other figures depicted raising the American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, according to authorities.
警方告诉《福克斯新闻数字》称,受损纪念碑的图片显示,最右侧的人物头部缺失,另一名海军陆战队员的头盔和面部有明显的凿痕。
Images of the damaged monument show the figure farthest to the right missing its head, while another Marine has visible gouges across his helmet and face, police told Fox News Digital.
第三个人物背部挂着的枪支上的刺刀也受到了损坏。警方估计修复费用将高达数十万美元。
A third figure sustained damage to a bayonet attached to a firearm slung over his back. Police estimated the damage would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair.
马尔多纳多·索里亚诺面临三项指控:重罪毁坏财产、意图损坏财产的侵入以及重罪损害纪念碑。他目前被无保释金羁押,法院开庭日期尚未公布。
Maldonado Soriano faces three charges: felony destruction of property, trespassing with intent to damage property and felony injury to a monument. He is being held without bond, and a court date has not yet been announced.

当局未透露此 alleged 攻击的可能动机,也未说明该纪念碑是否能够修复。
Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive for the alleged attack or indicated whether the monument can be repaired.
受损的雕像是一座9英尺高的石灰石作品,描绘了1945年硫磺岛战役期间在硫磺山上举旗的标志性二战场景。
The damaged statue is a 9-foot limestone depiction of the iconic World War II flag-raising on Mount Suribachi during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima.

这座雕塑由费利克斯·德韦尔登创作,他后来制作了位于弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的巨大青铜海军陆战队战争纪念碑。
It was sculpted by Felix de Weldon, who later created the massive bronze Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
这座较小的纪念碑矗立在匡提科海军陆战队基地入口附近,靠近国家海军陆战队博物馆。
The smaller monument stands near the entrance to Marine Corps Base Quantico, close to the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
匡提科是位于弗吉尼亚州北部的一个主要海军陆战队设施,数代以来一直是军事训练和教育的中心。
Quantico, a major Marine Corps installation in northern Virginia, has served as a center for military training and education for generations.
2001年,该设施的部分区域被列入国家史迹名录,成为匡提科海军陆战队基地历史街区,涵盖122座建筑、两处景观、一座雕塑和一座水塔。
In 2001, portions of the installation were listed on the National of Historic Places as the Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District, encompassing 122 buildings, two landscapes, a sculpture and a water tower.