{"id":3521,"date":"2026-07-02T19:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3521"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:10:56","slug":"american-olympic-canoeist-indicted-for-alleged-vandalism-of-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3521","title":{"rendered":"American Olympic canoeist indicted for alleged vandalism of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to an incident at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool last month.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3519\">George Soros and family buy 18 plots of land in exclusive Hamptons enclave, squeezing locals: \u2018Ruining the island\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro scheduled a 2:30 p.m. announcement Thursday to detail the indictment, which was first reported by CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn was arrested June 19 amid the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on alleged vandalism at the Reflecting Pool, which has been plagued by algae and peeling sealant despite more than $16 million in renovations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3517\">Hilarious air traffic control audio reveals NYPD pilot\u2019s reaction to daredevils\u2019 Empire State Building stunt: \u2018Two geniuses\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hearn, 67, claimed to the Washington Post he was arrested after picking up a piece of the pool\u2019s liner that was floating in the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t vandalize anything,\u201d claimed Hearn, who competed at the Summer Games for the US in 1992, 1996 and 2000. \u201cI didn\u2019t destroy or break or peel anything. 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