{"id":2554,"date":"2026-06-20T20:07:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2026-06-20T20:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:07:26","slug":"american-olympic-canoeist-arrested-for-allegedly-vandalizing-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2554","title":{"rendered":"American Olympic canoeist arrested for allegedly vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A former US Olympian was arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2552\">Jimmy Kimmel taps longtime Trump nemesis Rosie O\u2019Donnell to replace him as he steps back from late-night show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Hearn, a three-time Olympic canoeist, was cycling past the monument on Friday when he said he stopped and noticed a piece of the pool\u2019s liner floating in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn, 67, claimed to the Washington Post he reached out and touched the detached piece and was quickly taken into custody by Park Police at the beleaguered monument.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t vandalize anything,\u201d Hearn told The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2550\">Seemingly perfect day at serene Los Angeles park hides disturbing reality<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hearn competed in three Summer Olympics as a canoeist, last performing in the 1996 Atlanta games.<\/p>\n<p>He was detained for almost five hours at a Park Police facility in Hains Point, according to the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2548\">5 injured in bloody machete rampage by maniac allegedly targeting Muslims in Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is not clear if he will face charges.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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