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Former Olympian indicted successful Reflecting Pool incident
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that erstwhile Olympic jock David Hearn was indicted Thursday by a national expansive assemblage pursuing his apprehension past period astatine nan Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool successful Washington, D.C.
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Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not blameworthy Thursday to deliberately damaging nan precocious renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Hearn, 67, entered nan plea done 1 of his attorneys during his first quality successful D.C. Superior Court.
Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean did not require Hearn to beryllium supervised by nan tribunal while he awaits trial. A position proceeding was scheduled for Aug. 5.
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David Hearn of nan United States competes successful nan men's C1 whitewater canoeing last of nan 2000 Summer Olympics astatine Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Penrith, Australia, connected Sept. 18, 2000. (David Madison/Getty Images)
Hearn was indicted past week connected a felony demolition of spot complaint pursuing his apprehension successful relationship pinch nan June 19 incident. Hearn denied damaging nan pool, saying he stopped connected a motorcycle thrust and touched a loose portion of nan peeling bluish coating "to fulfill my curiosity arsenic a citizen."
Prosecutor Kevin Reddington said nan authorities wasn’t seeking immoderate tribunal supervision for Hearn, but conscionable a "stay-away order," without specifying successful tribunal wherever it wanted to support Hearn distant from.
Mary Dohrmann, 1 of Hearn’s attorneys, urged nan judge not to enforce immoderate conditions of tribunal supervision, calling Hearn an "upstanding national and personnel of nan community."
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David Hearn of nan United States competes successful nan men's C1 whitewater canoeing last of nan 2000 Summer Olympics astatine nan Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Penrith, Australia, connected Sept. 18, 2000. (David Madison/Getty Images)
Dohrmann besides said "the government’s grounds is weak."
The Reflecting Pool precocious underwent a $14 cardinal rehabilitation task nether President Trump. Hearn’s indictment came aft respective group were arrested aliases cited for allegedly damaging nan reflecting pool.
Video of Hearn’s apprehension went viral connected X aft it was captured by journalist Emily Miller. Miller accused nan erstwhile Olympian of grabbing a hose that female National Park Service workers were utilizing to clear algae.
Hearn denied nan accusation but admitted his motorcycle tyre mightiness person deed nan hose.
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David Hearn of nan United States performs during nan Olympic Slalom Trials. May 16, 1992. (Doug Pensinger/Allsport)
"I didn't vandalize anything," Hearn told The Washington Post. "By nan clip I realized what was going on, I was being put successful handcuffs."
Records show that Hearn has ties to a awesome left-wing fundraising network.
Hearn represented nan United States astatine nan 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, nan 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and nan 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Fox News' Jasmine Baehr, Jackson Thompson, and nan Associated Press contributed to this report.
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