Two women from Bentonville, Arkansas, were arrested after allegedly destroying a memorial honoring Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on the steps of the Benton County courthouse. The incident occurred on September 17 and was captured on video by a passerby.
The memorial, which had been set up with candles, letters, and signs in Kirk’s memory following his September 10 assassination at a Utah Valley University event, was torn apart by the sisters.
The video shows 23-year-old Kerri Rollo and her younger sister, 22-year-old Kaylee Rollo, kicking over candles, ripping up signs, and yelling at the individual filming them. At one point, Kerri is heard saying, “He lived as he died, promoting violence.”
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Kerri Rollo, 23, and Kaylee Rollo, 22, were arrested in Bentonville and charged with vandalizing a makeshift Charlie Kirk memorial outside the Benton County Courthouse… pic.twitter.com/ZB9vMEpEZt
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Local officials condemned the destruction.
Benton County Justice of the Peace Joseph Bollinger told 40/29 News, “Everyone has a right to be able to express their freedom of expression. But what the issue is, is when you