David Hearn pleads not guilty to Reflecting Pool vandalism charge

Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a charge alleging he damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. 

Hearn appeared before Judge Carmen McLean in D.C. Superior Court for his arraignment on a felony destruction of property charge. 

The judge released him on a personal recognizance bond and ordered a status hearing for Aug. 5.

The three-time Olympic canoeist was indicted by a grand jury on July 2 after prosecutors said he “forcefully and violently” ripped up the bottom liner of the Reflecting Pool, causing more than $1,000 in damage. 

Hearn has denied the........

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