- U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn was indicted by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., for destruction of property in connection with willfully damaging the liner of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the felony charge against Hearn, who faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted in District of Columbia Superior Court.
- “I didn’t vandalize anything,” Hearn told The Washington Post after his June 19 arrest. He said he reached into the pool to touch a piece of partially detached piece of liner to see what it felt like.
U.S. Olympian canoeist David Hearn was indicted by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., for destruction of property in connection with allegedly ripping up sealant in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Thursday.
Pirro said Hearn on June 19 willfully and “violently” damaged a two-square-foot piece of sealant at the pool, whose renovation has been a top priority for President Donald Trump this year.
Hearn, 67, faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted of the felony charge, which was filed in the District of Columbia. He was arrested on June 19 on a misdemeanor charge…