Olympic Canoeist Hearn Pleads Not Guilty To Reflecting Pool Charge
The post Olympic Canoeist Hearn Pleads Not Guilty To Reflecting Pool Charge appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty to a felony destruction of property charge for damaging the sealant installed at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a charge his attorneys said was “based on a false and politicized narrative.” Hearn was charged with destruction of property for allegedly pulling up sealant installed at the Reflecting Pool, prosecutors said last week. Getty Images Key Facts Hearn walked out of a courthouse in Washington, D.C., after his arraignment on Thursday morning, smiling as he was greeted by a crowd of supporters holding signs and chanting his name. Hearn did not speak, but his attorney Norm Eisen called the prosecution a “misuse of government power against an ordinary American.” Eisen said he expected to receive “substantial discovery” from prosecutors, but also claimed “the evidence will establish, as we have state