Grave desecration of Liberty Marine leads to arrest [View All]

Source: Houston Chronicle

LIBERTY — A suspect has been arrested in connection with the desecration of the grave here of a 22-year-old hometown hero, a U.S. Marine, who died in Iraq.

Liberty Police Chief Mike Cummings has not yet released the name of the suspect arrested last night in this Liberty County town about 30 miles east of Houston.

Cummings said only that the suspect had not known Lance Corporal Jeremy Burris and had not intended to pick out that grave. Details will be released at a press conference at 2 p.m.

Within hours of Burris' burial on Oct. 16, the grave was desecrated. About 30 sprays of flowers were ripped apart, flags torn down, posters and notes shredded.

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