Overview
- National Park Service law enforcement rangers arrested Lucas J. Reisinger, 36, of Carlisle on two felony counts of destruction of veterans' memorials.
- Investigators say the initials "LJR" were carved into the 44th New York Infantry Monument’s plaque and into Col. Patrick O’Rorke’s likeness on the 140th New York Infantry Monument at Little Round Top.
- Rangers received a report on Sept. 14 of a man using a knife on a monument, prompting a months-long investigation that developed evidence against Reisinger.
- A federal grand jury returned an indictment and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued an arrest warrant following the probe.
- Each count carries up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, and the National Park Service says it will seek more than $11,000 in restitution; a first court appearance is expected before a U.S. magistrate judge in Harrisburg.