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Prosecutors Move to Dismiss Charges Against Olympian David Hearn

By United Press International · August 2, 2026 · 1 min read
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Prosecutors have moved to dismiss felony charges against Olympian David Hearn. They admitted that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool resulted from a botched installation rather than vandalism.

Key takeaways

  • Prosecutors moved to dismiss felony charges against David Hearn.
  • Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was attributed to a botched installation.
  • The incident was not caused by vandalism, according to prosecutors.
  • Hearn was previously indicted by a federal grand jury in early July.

Trump administration prosecutors moved to dismiss a felony case against U.S. Olympian David Hearn on Friday. The prosecutors admitted that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was caused by a botched installation and not by vandalism.

Hearn, 67, was indicted by a federal grand jury in early July. The indictment included accusations that he purposefully ripped up part of the site.

The admission by prosecutors shifts the explanation for the damage at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool away from criminal intent.

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