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ATLANTA, Georgia — A 26-year-old man has been charged with vandalizing the Eternal Flame at the King Center in Atlanta early Saturday morning. “The King Center is aware of a minor incident that ...

A 26-year-old man has been charged with vandalizing the Eternal Flame at the King Center in Atlanta early Saturday morning.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with vandalizing the Eternal Flame at the King Center in Atlanta early Saturday morning. Brent Jones is accused of damaging the Eternal Flame and urinating in the ...

A man is facing charges after damaging the eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s burial site. Police say Brent Jones, 26, urinated in the reflecting pool and stomped on and broke the eternal flame ...

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