Reflecting Pool damaged before Olympian charged with felony touched it, witness says
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Attorneys for the former Olympic canoeist charged with damaging the Reflecting Pool have asked for information from the grand jury that indicted Maryland resident David Hearn, saying it could show he could not have caused the damage prosecutors claim.
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The only grand jury witness in a case against a former Olympic canoeist accused of tampering with the Reflecting Pool testified that the area was already damaged and would have required repairs regardless, lawyers said in a court filing on Monday.
The Department of Justice’s own witness is undermining its case against David Hearn, the former Olympic canoeist charged with vandalizing and damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. According to court documents , a grand jury witness for the government said that the pool was damaged before He…
Former Olympic canoeist Davey Hearn’s lawyers say testimony undermines felony charge A witness in the case against a former Olympic canoeist accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool testified that the area of the pool liner was already damaged and would have required repairs regar…
Attorneys for the former Olympic canoeist charged with damaging the Reflecting Pool have asked for information from the grand jury that indicted Maryland resident David Hearn, saying it could show he could not have caused the damage prosecutors claim.
Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn’s attorneys argue new testimony shows the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was already damaged before he allegedly entered it, challenging a felony destruction-of-property charge.
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