Witness in Reflecting Pool case conceded damage before canoeist touched water
Justice DepartmentWitness in Reflecting Pool case conceded damage before canoeist touched waterDavid “Davey” Hearn was indicted this month and accused of damaging the pool. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Ducks in front of the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial.Khang Mischke / dpa / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 5:28 PM EDTBy Ryan J. ReillyThe only grand jury witness in a case against a former Olympic canoeist accused of tampering with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool testified that the area was already damaged and would have required repairs regardless, lawyers said in a court filing on Monday.
- ▪Justice DepartmentWitness in Reflecting Pool case conceded damage before canoeist touched waterDavid “Davey” Hearn was indicted this month and accused of damaging the pool.
- ▪Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Ducks in front of the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial.Khang Mischke / dpa / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 5:28 PM EDTBy Ryan J.
- ▪ReillyThe only grand jury witness in a case against a former Olympic canoeist accused of tampering with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool testified that the area was already damaged and would have required repairs regardless, lawyers sai
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Justice DepartmentWitness in Reflecting Pool case conceded damage before canoeist touched waterDavid “Davey” Hearn was indicted this month and accused of damaging the pool. He has pleaded not guilty. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Ducks in front of the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial.Khang Mischke / dpa / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 5:28 PM EDTBy Ryan J. ReillyThe only grand jury witness in a case against a former Olympic canoeist accused of tampering with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool testified that the area was already damaged and would have required repairs regardless, lawyers said in a court filing on Monday.
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