Roanoke's Lee monument is found toppled and broken in two
2020
Roanoke
Shortly before midnight on July 22, 2020 the Robert E. Lee monument was found torn down and broken into two pieces.
Shortly before midnight on July 22, 2020 the Robert E. Lee monument was found torn down and broken into two pieces. A 70-year-old man was arrested on July 24 for vandalizing the monument the night before it fell. Council had begun legal steps to remove the memorial in June 2020, and a new state law that took effect July 1 allowed it.