Melissa L Farris Charged Over World War II Memorial Vandalism

A woman named Melissa L Farris has been charged by police.

She is accused of damaging a fountain and drawing graffiti.

The damaged place is called the World War II Memorial.

It is a special place built to remember soldiers from a big war.

Farris posted videos where she talked about what happened.

In the videos, she said she did it on purpose.

She said she wanted people to pay attention to her whistleblower case.

A whistleblower is someone who reports something wrong.

Farris also said she was surprised that nobody stopped her.

Now she must go before a judge to answer the charges.