Ex-Olympian Denies Felony Charge in Lincoln Memorial Pool Vandalism
TL;DR
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty to a felony destruction-of-property charge over $1,000 for peeling paint at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, among at least four arrested in June amid renovation troubles; his lawyer called the prosecution an overreach, noting Hearn touched peeling paint out of curiosity.
- Former Olympian Pleads Not Guilty to Damaging Reflecting Pool The New York Times
- Ex-Olympian accused of Reflecting Pool vandalism pleads not guilty The Washington Post
- Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty to charges of damaging Reflecting Pool CBS News
- Three charged with taking or trying to take pieces of blue sealant from Reflecting Pool NBC News
- Alleged Reflecting Pool vandal David Hearn pleads not guilty; lawyer calls him 'scapegoat' CNBC
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