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.

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.”

The Eternal Flame, which has burned continuously for decades, stands as a symbol of Dr. King’s enduring legacy and his vision of the “Beloved Community,” a world built on justice, peace, and equality for all people, as noted by the King Center’s official website.

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