U.S. Park Police Issue Citations at Lincoln Memorial Pool After $16 Million Makeover
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
U.S. Park Police Issue Citations at Lincoln Memorial Pool After $16 Million Makeover
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Summary
Federal prosecutors said Friday that U.S. Park Police issued citations this month at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, but disclosed neither the number of people cited nor the alleged violations.
No public records are yet available because cited people were released and court dockets will not appear until their scheduled appearances, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
One cited person, 67-year-old former Olympian David Carter Hearn, was charged with misdemeanor destruction of federal property after touching a detached piece of blue coating floating in the water, his lawyer said.
The citations come after President Trump claimed without released evidence that six people were arrested and seven cited for slashing the pool’s sealant and dumping fertilizer into the water.
The episode has intensified scrutiny of the reflecting pool, which has shown algae and peeling paint after a $16 million renovation ordered ahead of July 4 events marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.