1 of 4 | The drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is shown July 28 in Washington, D.C. U.S. prosecutors have moved to drop charges against three more people accused of vandalizing the pool. Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI. | License Photo
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have moved to dismiss charges against three more people whom the government had accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
This comes after U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro -- who is now dealing with escalating criticism from Trump -- abruptly dropped the felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn on Friday. The government had accused Hearn of vandalizing the pool, with a grand jury indicting him July 2. Prosecutors claimed he purposefully ripped up a piece of the recently installed blue sealant.
The reflecting pool cost about $15 million for the government to renovate this year. Not long after its completion, an overgrowth of algae turned the water green and pieces of the blue lining started to float to the surface. Hearn said that he had reached in to touch a piece when he was arrested.
Hearn was the only one to face felony charges, and the three cases also dropped involved misdemeanor charges. They were against Justin Carreno, Sophie Dennison-Gibby and Cameron Thiers, all charged with destruction of property less than $1,000.
