{"id":3056,"date":"2026-07-09T23:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=3056"},"modified":"2026-07-09T23:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:04:09","slug":"former-olympic-canoeist-pleads-not-guilty-in-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=3056","title":{"rendered":"Former Olympic canoeist pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A former U.S. Olympian pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of destruction of property after the Trump administration accused him of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=3054\">Doctor warns foodborne illness outbreak is \u2018not the typical stomach bug\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David \u201cDavey\u201d Hearn, a former U.S. Olympic canoeist, was released on his own recognizance after a brief hearing in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn was arrested on suspicion of vandalism on June 19 after stopping at the pool and touching a segment of liner that had detached from it.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn said he was detained for more than five hours after the incident.<\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED STORY | <\/b><b>Environmentalists call for investigation after birds found dead near reflecting pool<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=3052\">Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hearn has denied any wrongdoing, saying he was only looking into peeling paint from President Donald Trump&#8217;s renovation project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Mr. Hearn can be charged with a felony for touching the Reflecting Pool, every American is at risk,&#8221; said Hearn&#8217;s attorney Norm Eisen. He added, &#8220;This indictment reflects the administration&#8217;s effort to scapegoat Davey and shift blame for their own failures. 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