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(67,504 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2026, 02:50 PM Jul 2

U.S. Olympic canoeist David 'Davey' Hearn charged in Reflecting Pool vandalism [View all]

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Source: NBC News

U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn was indicted Thursday on a single count of destruction of property following his arrest last month at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Hearn was indicted in D.C. Superior Court on the felony charge.

Hearn previously told NBC News that he was arrested and detained for five hours on June 19 after he touched a piece of the detached coating in the pool. He said he had stopped at the landmark during a bike ride “to satisfy my curiosity as a citizen of what was happening with all the algae and the peeling blue coating.”

Hearn said he did not remove, tear, or destroy any of the coating.

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Jul. 2, 2026, 2:34 PM EDT
By Ryan J. Reilly, Marco Gacina and Minyvonne Burke

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-olympian-david-hearn-charged-reflecting-pool-vandalism-rcna352788

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U.S. Olympic canoeist David 'Davey' Hearn charged in Reflecting Pool vandalism [View all] Eugene Jul 2 OP

I hope they don't order a firing squad. PittBlue Jul 2 #1

Operation Distraction still ongoing sakabatou Jul 2 #2

Arrested on phony charges popsdenver Jul 2 #46

Said they have their own witnesses snowybirdie Jul 2 #3

Will they testify they saw him with a knife cutting a 300' gash in the middle of the pool Martin Eden Jul 2 #15

Dragging it along his canoe...? displacedvermoter Jul 2 #42

They lied. There are no witnesses because he did nothing illegal. Wiz Imp Jul 2 #16

Hearn is facing a 10 year prison sentence because Trump needs a scapegoat for his blithering incompetence. LudwigPastorius Jul 2 #4

DOJ will lose this case. Wiz Imp Jul 2 #14

Not at all relevant Cirsium Jul 2 #32

DOJ will lose their lawsuit against him, hell they never even found a knife on him. KS Toronado Jul 2 #44

As I said... Cirsium Jul 2 #49

If facing 10 years, he gets a jury trial if he wants it. We know judge Jeanine's win-loss record on jury trials. 3Hotdogs Jul 3 #56

This is going to be almost as funny a trial as the sandwich thrower one jgmiller Jul 2 #5

I don't think it's funny LisaL Jul 2 #7

Nothing funny about a 10-year sentence... regnaD kciN Jul 2 #9

They haven't succeeded in several other cases. onenote Jul 2 #11

Pirro couldn't kick a duck in the ass. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2 #43

You don't think that the DOJ will comb through every last word that he posted on social media over the past decade? LudwigPastorius Jul 3 #53

Do you think they didn't do that in the other cases they lost? onenote Jul 3 #61

Can they televise the jury trial? BarbD Jul 2 #6

He definitely should demand the jury trial. LisaL Jul 2 #8

It's a federal case, so no. LeftInTX Jul 2 #12

What evidence could they have shown a grand jury? Accurate evidence or misleading evidence? nt wiggs Jul 2 #10

Body cam video.... SergeStorms Jul 2 #20

As I recall he was LisaL Jul 2 #28

Probably not. SergeStorms Jul 2 #34

Isn't the pool under 24/7 video surveillance ? Jarqui Jul 2 #50

Sounds like they were more upset over Hearns attitude than anything. LeftInTX Jul 2 #13

I agree... I think the case will be thrown out in the end...just like with the other cases slightlv Jul 2 #18

Hearn can decide if he wants a jury or bench trial. LeftInTX Jul 2 #19

I think he definitely should demand a jury trial. LisaL Jul 2 #26

MaddowBlog-Grand jury indicts former Olympian in Trump DOJ's Reflecting Pool vandalism case LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2 #17

Bullshit. It won't hold up in court. Incredibly stupid of the Trump regime. They are desperate to find a scapegoat for Martin68 Jul 2 #21

I want to read the indictment! LeftInTX Jul 2 #22

To be another failed prosecution BeneteauBum Jul 2 #23

He was just helping to remove the paint. It all needs removed so he was helping. twodogsbarking Jul 2 #24

He says he didn't remove anything and I believe him. LisaL Jul 2 #25

Me too but it does all need removed. twodogsbarking Jul 2 #37

Well, if he gets thirty-three more felonies, he can run for president Grim Chieftain Jul 2 #27

Jury nullification is written all over this case. oasis Jul 2 #29

I don't see why jury nullification should be needed in this case. LisaL Jul 2 #30

Jurors will have already made up their minds oasis Jul 2 #35

The magnitude of... GiqueCee Jul 2 #31

Waitaminnit - If the pool coating is so flimsy that he can destroy it "with his bare hands" then it's a complete failure NBachers Jul 2 #33

Tell the guy to start a Go Fund Me for legal expenses...... Bengus81 Jul 2 #36

He already has a star lawyer who immediately took up his case. drray23 Jul 2 #39

There is a gofundme for him. LisaL Jul 3 #58

Thanks! I would have put the bar higher and given the rest to a charity Bengus81 Jul 4 #62

Trump (Dumb) and Pirro (Dumber) democratsruletheday Jul 2 #38

Pathetic smoke and mirrors. They should be charging themselves for gross incompetence, and then driving a motorcade Karasu Jul 2 #40

If Judge Winebox is in charge he's got it licked Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2 #41

Good Grief!!! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2 #45

More prosecutors selling their souls to keep their jobs. Wonder Why Jul 2 #47

They all are in the Trump regime...look no further that KashYAP Bengus81 Jul 3 #57

He was removing trash from the pool. BidenRocks Jul 2 #48

Yes, that is not vandalism purr-rat beauty Jul 2 #52

I'm surprised that he wasn't charged with a misdemeanor to avoid a jury. TomSlick Jul 2 #51

He could request a jury trial for a misdemeanor LeftInTX Jul 3 #54

What a grotesque miscarriage of justice... Hugin Jul 3 #55

This seems like a minor matter, but this could bring him down. mwb970 Jul 3 #59

I trust the justice system in this case. JohnnyRingo Jul 3 #60