Former Olympic canoeist indicted for allegedly damaging Reflecting Pool | CNN Politics

A former Olympic canoeist has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington, DC, Superior Court, for allegedly damaging the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. David Hearn was charged Thursday with one count of destruction of property with a value of more than $1,000, according to the indictment. The felony charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, if convicted. The indictment said a DC grand jury found that Hearn “maliciously did injure, break and destroy certain property, that is, the lining material of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.” The indictment on Thursday marks a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s recasting of a peeling bottom layer and algae growth in the Reflecting Pool shortly after the president renovated it as serious vandalism. David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington, DC, superior court, after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool. An attorney representing Hearn said, "Davey Hearn is innocent. These charges are outrageous and should be alarming to every American. This indictment reflects the Administration’s effort to shift blame for