Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn Olympian arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Reflecting Pool has spoken out, calling the charge 'completely unfounded' and 'just another lie' from the Trump administration (Getty)Olympian David Hearn was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly vandalizing the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. Hearn denies claims that he damaged the pool, stating that he merely touched a loose coating flap out of curiosity as a concerned citizen. The Reflecting Pool recently underwent a $14 million renovation, much of it through no-bid contracts, which resulted in peeling blue paint and algae blooms shortly after completion. President Trump blamed vandals for the pool's issues, claiming sabotage and announcing arrests, including Hearn's, for destroying national monuments. Hearn described his arrest as an ordeal, being jailed for five hours without being read his Miranda rights, and is scheduled to appear in court next month. In fullOlympian speaks out after blue-paint ‘vandalism’ arrest at Trump’s algae-covered Reflecting PoolThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Olympian David Hearn arrested over Reflecting Pool vandalism claim
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn Olympian arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Reflecting Pool has spoken out, calling the charge 'completely unfounded' and 'just another lie' from the Trump administration (Getty)Olympian David Hearn was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly vandalizing the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. Hearn denies claims that he damaged the pool, stating that he merely touched a loose coating flap out of curiosity as a concerned citizen. The Reflecting Pool recently underwent a $14 million renovation, much of it through no-bid contracts, which resulted in peeling blue paint and algae blooms shortly after completion. President Trump blamed vandals for the pool's issues, claiming sabotage and announcing arrests, including Hearn's, for destroying national monuments. Hearn described his arrest as an ordeal, being jailed for five hours without being read his Miranda rights, and is scheduled to appear in court next month. In fullOlympian speaks out after blue-paint ‘vandalism’ arrest at Trump’s algae-covered Reflecting PoolThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
