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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Man arrested for allegedly vandalizing Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona

a photograph of a man, a bunch of flowers and some small flags
A poster of Charlie Kirk is displayed at a memorial at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday. Photograph: Thomas Machowicz/Reuters

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on allegations of vandalizing a memorial to Charlie Kirk as the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, doubled down on pledges to remove visas for Kirk critics.

Ryder Corral was arrested at 9.50am on Sunday by police in Phoenix, Arizona, after witnesses say they saw a man damaging a memorial for Kirk outside the headquarters of Turning Points USA, the organisation Kirk led.

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