Meet Brianna Laird.
The 21-year-old Iowan is behind bars after police say they found her--naked from the waist down--burning stolen American flags.
Cops were dispatched around 4:25 AM Monday upon getting a report about “a nude female...lighting American Flags on fire” in Bussey, a city about 60 miles from Des Moines.
When officers located the suspect, she “had an American Flag tied around her head and was not wearing pants or underwear.”
After reportedly giving officers a false name, Laird allegedly resisted arrest and kicked two cops. “It was learned that the flags that were taken and damaged belonged to the city of Bussey,” an investigator reported.
Seen at right, Laird was found in possession of a bag containing drug paraphernalia.
Laird, who lives in Knoxville, a city outside Bussey, is locked up on $4000 bond. She was arraigned today on a host of charges, including arson; assault; indecent exposure; theft; and possession of drug paraphernalia. Additionally, a criminal complaint filed today charges her with desecration of a flag.
At the time of her arrest, Laird was on probation for a 2023 marijuana possession conviction. In 2022, she was convicted of driving under the influence.