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Ex-Olympic canoer arrested at Reflecting Pool indicted by DC grand jury
Key takeaways
- Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced on Thursday.
- Hearn, 67, was indicted on the count of felony destruction of property and faces 10 years in prison.
- This was a deliberate act to damage the Reflecting Pool at the National Mall, that members of the National Park Service actually have worked hard to restore and have witnessed, she said at a press conference.
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Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced on Thursday.
Hearn, 67, was indicted on the count of felony destruction of property and faces 10 years in prison. Pirro said that on June 19, Hearn allegedly ripped a piece of recently installed sealant on the bottom of the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial.
This was a deliberate act to damage the Reflecting Pool at the National Mall, that members of the National Park Service actually have worked hard to restore and have witnessed, she said at a press conference.
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