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Olympian David Hearn has been indicted in for allegedly "maliciously" destroying lining at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Olympian David Hearn has been indicted in for allegedly "maliciously" destroying lining at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Prosecutors claim the former Olympian caused more than $1,000 (almost £750) worth of damage after allegedly pulling up newly installed sealant at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Trump has said federal authorities made “multiple arrests” of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.
Trump has said federal authorities made “multiple arrests” of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.
Trump has said federal authorities made “multiple arrests” of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.
Trump has said federal authorities made “multiple arrests” of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.
WASHINGTON — A former Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, where a renovation proje...
David Hearn faces up to 10 years in prison over ripping up two square feet of the blue lining along the pool’s floor last month.
Hearn ripped up recently installed sealant on the pool in ‘a deliberate act’, District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro says
US attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro accuses David Hearn of ‘forcefully and violently’ pulling up and removing bottom liner of landmark site US Olympian indicted after Trump alleged ‘vandalism’...
Andrew Harnik / Getty Images Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News host-turned-U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, grew heated over her decision to prosecute a former Olympic canoeist for tou...
Trump has said federal authorities made “multiple arrests” of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.
The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced charges against Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn in connection with the alleged vandalism at the Reflecting Pool i...
David Hearn, a 67-year-old resident of Bethesda, Maryland, and a three-time U.S. Olympian in canoe slalom racing, was indicted on Thursday, July 2, on a single count of felony destruction o...
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Thursday announced that her office had secured a felony indictment against former US Olympic athlete David Hearn for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial...
David Hearn, a former canoeist, is accused of vandalizing the algae-challenged pool, which President Trump has said he would repair and beautify with fresh sealant. But the algae returned a...
David Hearn was indicted in Washington on one count of property destruction related to an incident that occurred on June 19.
Former Olympian David Hearn, 67, was reportedly indicted by a grand jury following his arrest at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for alleged vandalism.
David Hearn is accused of ripping out a piece of sealant on the bottom of the Reflecting Pool on June 19, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
Two waterproofing experts reviewed project documents for Hearst's National Investigative Unit and say installation practices — not the waterproofing technology itself — may explain why the...
Two waterproofing experts reviewed project documents for Hearst's National Investigative Unit and say installation practices — not the waterproofing technology itself — may explain why the...
Two waterproofing experts reviewed project documents for Hearst's National Investigative Unit and say installation practices — not the waterproofing technology itself — may explain why the...
Two waterproofing experts reviewed project documents for Hearst's National Investigative Unit and say installation practices — not the waterproofing technology itself — may explain why the...
Two waterproofing experts reviewed project documents for Hearst's National Investigative Unit and say installation practices — not the waterproofing technology itself — may explain why the...
Two waterproofing experts reviewed project documents for Hearst's National Investigative Unit and say installation practices — not the waterproofing technology itself — may explain why the...
Two waterproofing experts reviewed project documents for Hearst's National Investigative Unit and say installation practices — not the waterproofing technology itself — may explain why the...
Two waterproofing experts reviewed project documents for Hearst's National Investigative Unit and say installation practices — not the waterproofing technology itself — may explain why the...
US authorities charged him with property destruction after renovations championed by President Donald Trump appeared to go awry.
A former US Olympic canoeist has been indicted for allegedly vandalising a newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington.
"There was an effort, a violent effort, to rip the liner from the bottom of the pool," U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
Admits he stopped during a bike ride to 'touch' a loose piece of blue coating installed during Trump's repair project
"This was a deliberate act to damage the Reflecting Pool at the National Mall," Jeanine Pirro said.
A three-time U.S. Olympic canoeist has been indicted on a felony charge after federal prosecutors accused him of tearing up newly installed sealant at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool,...
President Donald Trump has made the renovation of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall a top priority in his second year back in the White House.
District of Columbia US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said David Hearn ripped up recently installed sealant on pool in “a deliberate act” that caused more than €875 in damage.
Jeanine Pirro announced the indictment of former Olympic canoeist David Hearn for allegedly vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. The post Pirro Charges Ex-Olympian For Allegedly Vandalizing Ref...
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Now: Wording Gap is 86/99 and story health is stable · 36 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.