Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, of Stafford, was granted bond on Monday, Oct. 26, in Prince William County Circuit Court, according to FOX.
The ruling comes five days after Maldonado Soriano was arrested for allegedly attacking the Iwo Jima memorial near Marine Corps Base Quantico, causing damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
According to NBC Washington, a judge set bond at $2,500 and ordered Maldonado Soriano to wear a GPS monitor. It was not immediately clear whether he had posted bond or been released from custody.
Maldonado Soriano also faces an immigration detainer issued by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
A Mexican national, Maldonado Soriano previously received protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has since expired, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS officials said he was granted DACA protection in October 2014 during the Obama administration. That protection was later renewed under the Biden administration before expiring.
According to Prince William County police, officers responded to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Fuller Road shortly before 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, following reports of property destruction near the memorial.
When officers arrived, they allegedly found Maldonado Soriano striking the limestone statue with a sledgehammer. He was taken into custody without incident.
The attack left one of the soldiers' heads severed from the statue, with photographs showing it lying in the grass near the monument. Other portions of the sculpture also sustained extensive damage.
Maldonado Soriano was charged with:
- Felony destruction of property;
- Trespass with the intent to damage property;
- Felony injury to a monument.
The memorial depicts the raising of the American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
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