Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

A man is facing charges after damaging the eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s burial site.

Police say Brent Jones, 26, urinated in the reflecting pool and damaged the eternal flame at the site.

A family visiting the area told Channel 2 Action News that they wanted to visit the burial site, but showed up Saturday morning to find it destroyed…

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