Man accused of damaging Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer in Quantico
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 22 Oct, 15:31Man accused of damaging Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer in Quantico1 outlet
- 23 Oct, 10:54VA Man Arrested For Beheading Iconic Iwo Jima Statue1 outlet
- and 1 one-off wording
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Who published it, and when
How it spread - 9 original reports
Thu, 22 October 2026
1 report- nbcmontana.com15:31first to report
The damage, estimated to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, included removing the head of one of the depicted soldiers.
Fri, 23 October 2026
8 reports- iheart.com10:54
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to behead a soldier on the Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Soriano faces multiple felony charges and is held without bond.
- iheart.com10:54
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to behead a soldier on the Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Soriano faces multiple felony charges and is held without bond.
- iheart.com10:54
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to behead a soldier on the Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Soriano faces multiple felony charges and is held without bond.
- iheart.com10:54
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to behead a soldier on the Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Soriano faces multiple felony charges and is held without bond.
- iheart.com10:54
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to behead a soldier on the Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Soriano faces multiple felony charges and is held without bond.
- iheart.com10:54
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to behead a soldier on the Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Soriano faces multiple felony charges and is held without bond.
- iheart.com10:54
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to behead a soldier on the Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Soriano faces multiple felony charges and is held without bond.
- marinecorpstimes.com12:42
A Virginia man was arrested after allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate one of the figures from the Iwo Jima statue at Quantico.