Source: New York Times
“A former Olympic canoeist who had been arrested in June on charges that he had vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been indicted, according to court documents. He is charged with ‘destruction of property $1,000 or more,’ a felony. President Trump blamed vandals for the problems following a quick and costly makeover of the pool, and the canoeist, David Carter Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Md., was among the first to be charged. The U.S. Park Police had arrested Mr. Hearn near the pool on June 19, and accused him of destroying government property. … Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, said in a news briefing that prosecutors had ‘tremendous evidence’ underpinning the indictment, and she condemned what she called ‘unchecked vandalism and civil disorder.’” (07/02/26)