A grand jury indicted David Hearn, who has said he was wrongfully arrested last month. He said he reached into the water after noticing a piece of the pool’s blue liner had become partially detached.
Netting covers the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday in preparation for Independence Day fireworks. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
A grand jury in D.C. indicted a former Olympic canoeist on Thursday for allegedly vandalizing the newly refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
David Hearn, 67, faces one felony count of malicious destruction of property tied to a June 19 incident in which National Park Service employees say they spotted him trying to rip a new liner that had been installed in the basin.
