US Olympian canoeist pleads not guilty to charges of damaging Reflecting Pool

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 441

Last Updated: 1 day, 10 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — The former U.S Olympian charged with damaging a section of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool pleaded not guilty during a brief court hearing Thursday and was released on his own recognizance.

D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean, who is presiding over the felony case against David C. Hearn, scheduled a status hearing for Aug. 5. McLean was nominated by President Barack Obama and, when that nomination expired, by President Donald Trump.

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