Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn was indicted on Thursday on a felony charge. The charge alleges he tore up roughly two feet of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool last month.
The indictment comes amid ongoing issues with algae blooms at the site and political debate over the president's $16 million renovation plan.
Hearn faces the charge in connection with the damage to the historic pool in Washington.
CBS News reporter Nicole Sganga covered the development.
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A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has indicted former Olympic canoeist David Hearn on a felony property-destruction charge tied to alleged damage at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that vandals slashed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s new lining and poured corrosive chemicals into the water, claiming multiple arrests. As of this weekend, authorities had not publicly confirmed arrests tied to the alleged sabotage, while experts and reporting have attributed the pool’s green water to an algae bloom.
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President Donald Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., was vandalized after a renovation costing more than $14 million, as federal crews continue efforts to control an algae bloom in the newly refilled pool.
A Washington state man faces multiple charges after police say he tried to drown his sister in the family pool during an argument over vacuum noise.
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