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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Judge Jeanine lowers the boom on reflecting pool vandals

2026-07-03

[RedState] Things are moving over the recent damage people have been doing to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which President Trump has been renovating in 2026 as part of the beautification and public safety projects he's instituted through executive orders since he returned to the White House.

On Thursday, one of the people arrested for allegedly vandalizing the new sealant in the pool was indicted and as RedState previously wrote, at first glance the Maryland man seemed like an unlikely suspect.

WJLA-TV reporter Scott Taylor shared the indictment on X:

FORMER U.S. OLYMPIAN INDICTED IN LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL CASE

Former three-time U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, MD has been indicted on a felony destruction of property charge after prosecutors say he vandalized the recently restored Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 19.

According to the indictment, Hearn allegedly ripped up a section of the pool's newly installed blue sealant just months after the National Mall underwent extensive renovations ahead of America's 250th anniversary.

Hearn has denied intentionally damaging the Reflecting Pool, saying he only touched a piece of sealant that was already loose.

"I did not remove, I did not damage, I did not rip, tear, break, destroy or harm any part of the Reflecting Pool," Hearn previously said.

His attorneys continue to maintain his innocence and say they intend to fight the charge.

Hearn is scheduled to appear in D.C. Superior Court on July 9.

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