Warning on Lincoln Reflecting Pool peeling surfaced before Hearn case, charges later dropped

A June warning from a National Park Service engineer about peeling in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during renovations preceded a June 19 charge against former Olympian David Hearn for destruction of property; prosecutors later dropped the case after Interior Department documents indicated the damage resulted from flawed installation and overspray by the contractor, not vandalism, while Trump publicly claimed the pool was vandalized and there were moves to dismiss the case without prejudice.