An Olympic canoeist was indicted by a grand jury on a felony destruction of property charge for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which President Donald Trump's administration has recently renovated.
David Hearn was arrested by U.S. Park Police on June 19 and initially charged with misdemeanor destruction of government property, USA TODAY previously reported. In the July 2 indictment in DC Superior Court, Hearn is accused of "maliciously" breaking or destroying lining material on the bottom of the Reflecting Pool and causing more than $1,000 of damage.
"Today is about accountability for damaging a national resource, a national treasure," Washington, DC U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a July 2 press conference. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
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