Overview
- Police say they responded around 4:30 a.m. Saturday to the King Center on Auburn Avenue and found 26-year-old Brent Jones at the site.
- Security and arrest reports allege Jones urinated in the reflecting pool, stomped on the Eternal Flame, climbed into its basin, and scattered documents from a memorial podium.
- Jones faces charges of second-degree criminal damage to property, criminal trespass, public indecency, and obstruction of law enforcement.
- The arrest report says Jones resisted, slipped out of restraints, and later attempted to expose himself and urinate again while in custody, prompting an additional indecency allegation.
- The King Center says the grounds remain open to visitors and that the Eternal Flame continues to burn.