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 denies the allegations, stating he only touched a detached piece of liner. The incident occurred just before President Trump publicly condemned vandalism at the 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