{"id":2221,"date":"2026-06-23T10:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2221"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:39:02","slug":"former-olympian-arrested-for-allegedly-vandalizing-newly-restored-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2221","title":{"rendered":"Former Olympian Arrested For Allegedly Vandalizing Newly Restored Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>A three-time U.S. Olympic canoeist now faces a criminal charge after he stopped during a bike ride to inspect the peeling bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2219\">Editor Daily Rundown: Vance Says Iran Talks Are Moving Forward<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Maryland, was charged with the misdemeanor offense of destruction of government property, according to Mediaite. U.S. Park Police arrested him Friday at the monument.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn was held for roughly five hours by National Guard troops and Park Police before his release that night, according to The Associated Press. He is set to appear in D.C. Superior Court on July 9, Raw Story reported. <strong>(RELATED: Parts Of National Park Closed After Bears Chased, Bit Visitors)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former Olympian said he paused a 52-mile ride to feel the detached blue liner along the pool\u2019s floor. \u201cI reached in there, and I was able to grab the end of that flapping piece, the already peeling piece,\u201d Hearn told The Washington Post. \u201cIt was still attached to the bottom. I didn\u2019t remove anything.\u201d He added, \u201cI didn\u2019t vandalize anything. I didn\u2019t destroy or break or peel anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116784751146148991\/embed\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a curious citizen,\u201d Hearn told The Associated Press in a phone interview. \u201cI reached down to see what it felt like. It was very rubbery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2217\">Music Legend Clive Davis, Who Launched The Careers Of Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Dead At 94<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A conservative journalist, Emily Miller, filmed the arrest and wrote that Hearn seized a hose that workers were using to clear algae, according to Raw Story. That alleged act does not appear in her video.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced multiple arrests at the pool and posted about jail time. \u201cThese are very serious crimes having to do with the destruction of National Monuments. Years in jail!\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>The pool underwent a $14.8 million restoration, according to the New York Post. 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