Atlanta Police arrested a 26-year-old man identified as Brent Jones early Saturday morning after he allegedly vandalized one of the city's most sacred landmarks: the Eternal Flame at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Authorities told 11 Alive, they arrived at the historic site on Auburn Avenue around 4:30 a.m. and caught Jones urinating in the reflective pool outside the King Center before stomping on the Eternal Flame, causing what officials described as "significant damage.
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'Disrespectful & Disturbing' Man Arrested After Vandalizing MLK's Eternal Flame, Urinating In King Center Reflective Pool
October 14, 2025
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