Former Olympian David Hearn was arrested near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and denies damaging the recently renovated site.

The former Olympian was seen on camera being handcuffed in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on Friday.

‘I didn’t vandalize anything,’ David Hearn, 67, said after being charged with destruction of government property

David Hearn, 67, was arrested by U.S. Park Police for allegedly vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, which he denies.

David Hearn, a former Maryland Olympic athlete, was arrested for touching a section of the deteriorating sealant in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Former Olympian David Hearn was arrested near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and denies damaging the recently renovated site.

A former Olympian was arrested over claims he vandalised the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the US capital in a bizarre incident.

A former Olympian who was riding his bike near the Lincoln Monument Reflecting Pool was arrested after he stopped to look at the paint peeling off of its bottom.

Former US Olympian David Hearn was arrested near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, accused of damaging the recently renovated landmark. Hearn, a decorated canoeist, vehemently…

Three-time U.S. Olympian David Hearn said police arrested him after he touched a piece of blue coating partially detached from the Reflecting Pool.