Former Olympian David Hearn Arrested Over Reflecting Pool Liner, Faces July 9 Court Date
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 20
Former Olympian David Hearn Arrested Over Reflecting Pool Liner, Faces July 9 Court Date
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 20
Summary
David Hearn, a former Olympian from Bethesda, was arrested Friday at the Lincoln Memorial on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property after stopping during a 52-mile bike ride.
Hearn said he only reached into the Reflecting Pool to touch a partially detached section of the new liner and “didn’t destroy or break or peel anything.”
U.S. Park Police arrested him moments later as he was leaving the site; he is scheduled to appear in D.C. Superior Court on July 9.
The arrest follows President Donald Trump’s claims that vandals had sabotaged the pool’s refurbishment, though Hearn disputes that he caused any damage.