She was later arrested by state police on misdemeanor charges of defacing a monument .
On Saturday morning , a woman , Charlotte , N.C. , native Bree Newsome , shimmied the flagpole and removed the flag by hand .
woman was later arrested by state police on misdemeanor charges of defacing a monument .
On Saturday morning , a woman , Charlotte , N.C. , native Bree Newsome , shimmied the flagpole and removed the flag by hand .