U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn charged with damaging Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ^27.1%

NBC News - By Ryan J. Reilly, Marco Gacina, Minyvonne Burke - 7/2/2026, 10:00 PM

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn was indicted Thursday on a single count of destruction of property after he was accused of causing more than $1,000 worth of damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Hearn was indicted on the felony charge in D.C. Superior Court. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the... more