Bay of Pigs Monument
Coverage of Bay of Pigs Monument in the Nexus archive.
- Miami police release surveillance video after arrest in Bay of Pigs Monument vandalism case
Miami police released surveillance video showing Jean Carlo Rojas allegedly vandalizing the Bay of Pigs Monument in Little Havana. Rojas, a 27-year-old construction worker and homeless individual, was arrested for felony criminal mischief after damaging the monument's missile portion, which had previously been repaired. He is being held on a $2,500 bond and is already out on bond for a separate felony case involving battery and resisting an officer.
- Man faces felony for vandalizing Bay of Pigs monument, police say
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Bay of Pigs Monument in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. The suspect, identified as Jean Carlo Rojas, caused approximately $1,000 in damages to the city-owned monument and is facing a felony charge of criminal mischief on a memorial or historic property. Rojas, a homeless construction worker, was already on felony bond for separate charges related to battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer.