Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleU.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked a judge to dismiss felony charges against Olympian David Hearn without prejudice, leaving open the possibility of future prosecution. Hearn’s defense team asked the judge to dismiss the case with prejudice, arguing that refiling the charges would amount to “prosecutorial harassment.” The charges originated from alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, but officials later determined the damage was caused by a botched contractor installation. President Donald Trump publicly criticized Pirro for dropping the case, maintaining that vandals were involved despite evidence of installation errors. The judge overseeing the case agreed to dismiss the charges against Hearn and scheduled a hearing next month to determine if the government can refile them. In fullTrump-bashed Jeanine Pirro leaves door open to prosecuting Olympian over Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’ — againMore bulletinsThank 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
Jeanine Pirro keeps option open to prosecute Olympian again
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleU.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked a judge to dismiss felony charges against Olympian David Hearn without prejudice, leaving open the possibility of future prosecution. Hearn’s defense team asked the judge to dismiss the case with prejudice, arguing that refiling the charges would amount to “prosecutorial harassment.” The charges originated from alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, but officials later determined the damage was caused by a botched contractor installation. President Donald Trump publicly criticized Pirro for dropping the case, maintaining that vandals were involved despite evidence of installation errors. The judge overseeing the case agreed to dismiss the charges against Hearn and scheduled a hearing next month to determine if the government can refile them. In fullTrump-bashed Jeanine Pirro leaves door open to prosecuting Olympian over Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’ — againMore bulletinsThank 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
