Two Arkansas sisters are facing the consequences of their own actions after they were caught on video vandalizing a memorial to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk—and are now publicly pleading for financial help as the fallout piles up.
Kerri Rollo, 23, and Kaylee Rollo, 22, launched a GoFundMe campaign requesting $18,000 to cover legal expenses after their arrest for allegedly defacing a makeshift memorial to Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10 outside Utah Valley University. The tribute—featuring candles and handwritten signs—had been set up on the steps of the Benton County Courthouse in Arkansas.
The viral video, which sparked widespread outrage, shows the two sisters destroying the memorial. Kerri—who uses they/them pronouns—is seen giving the camera double middle fingers and loudly shouting “F—k Charlie Kirk” multiple times while trampling on the tribute and kicking over candles.
“Charlie Kirk died as he lived, promoting violence,” Kerri rants in the footage before storming off with Kaylee.
Now the duo says they are victims.
In the GoFundMe, Kaylee wrote, “My sibling and I are being doxxed online and my sibling was fired from their job,” claiming their “First Amendment rights were being violated.” She further appealed to supporters to “stand against the tyranny that is creeping into the country.”
But critics are pointing out the obvious irony: the sisters didn’t just voice their opinions—they physically destroyed a public tribute to a man beloved by many, including grieving family, friends, and supporters.
“You’re not just trampling on their freedom of expression,” said Benton County Justice of the Peace Joseph Bollinger in comments to 40/29 News. “You’re trampling on the memory of a person. You’re trampling on our Benton County values.”
Their arrests on September 17 came shortly after the video went viral. Both were charged with first-degree criminal mischief, and released on a combined $22,500 bond.
But the punishment didn’t end with legal trouble.
Kerri reportedly lost their job at a local restaurant, and Kaylee’s personal life also imploded. According to the Daily Mail, her boyfriend ended their relationship and asked her to leave his home.
“Kaylee has lived in my home now for over a year, and I have never once cut her down or not allowed her to have the beliefs that she has,” said Lacy Christian, the mother of Kaylee’s ex-boyfriend. “However, I will not allow someone living in my home to be OK or celebrate a murder. I will never allow someone to live in my home who is OK with destroying a memorial for someone else.”
Despite the backlash, the sisters have managed to raise nearly $15,000 for their legal fees through GoFundMe. However, not all donors are sympathetic. Many contributed the platform’s minimum donation amount just to leave scathing comments.
“I guess it pays to do something deplorable,” one donor wrote. Another added, “Only low-life humans would do such a thing to another human, let alone a father.”
Charlie Kirk, 31, was a father of two and founder of Turning Point USA, a prominent conservative youth organization. He was fatally shot by 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in a shocking attack that shook the conservative community nationwide.
In the end, the Rollo sisters may have miscalculated. What began as a public stunt to disrespect a conservative icon has now cost them their jobs, their reputations—and quite possibly their futures.
And now, they want the public to foot the bill.
