Feds Drop Charges on Army Vet for Flag Burning Protest
March 14, 2026·21 days ago·via The Washington Post
Federal prosecutors move to dismiss misdemeanor charges against Army combat veteran Jay Carey, a Bronze Star recipient who served in Kuwait, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan from 1989 to 2012. Carey burned a flag at Lafayette Park near the White House as political protest right after Trump signed an executive order pushing full prosecution of flag desecration. Video from police body cams reveals officers discussed the order as grounds for arrest, with Park Police command consulting U.S. Read more about this...