Prosecutors move to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism case, saying 'botched installation' to blame
Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of curiosity last month. But the government alleged he had ripped a piece of sealant at the bottom of the reflecting pool after it had undergone a $14 million renovation. Sponsor Message Politics Trump claims vandals damaged D.C.
- ▪Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of curiosity last month.
- ▪But the government alleged he had ripped a piece of sealant at the bottom of the reflecting pool after it had undergone a $14 million renovation.
- ▪Sponsor Message Politics Trump claims vandals damaged D.C.
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Politics Prosecutors move to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism case, saying 'botched installation' to blame July 31, 20267:24 PM ET By NPR Staff Former Olympian David Hearn stands with his attorney Norman Eisen as he speaks to reporters and protestors gathered after his arraignment at Moultrie Courthouse on July 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Finn Gomez/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Finn Gomez/Getty Images North America Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case against former Olympian David Hearn, saying instead that damage to the pool was "the result of botched installation and not vandalism." Earlier this month, Hearn, 67, pleaded not guilty to a single count of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in…
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