A former Olympic athlete, David Hearn, has been indicted on a felony charge of property destruction in Washington D.C., following an alleged deliberate act of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The incident occurred on June 19, and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, accused Hearn of causing over $1,000 worth of damage by forcefully removing recently installed sealant from the pool's bottom liner. Hearn's legal representatives, Norm Eisen and Mary Dohrmann, have characterized the charges as a misuse of government power against an ordinary citizen, based on a concocted narrative. The incident has been linked to a controversial renovation project initiated by President Donald Trump for the nation's 250th anniversary celebration, which has been fraught with problems and delays. Hearn, a resident of Bethesda, Maryland, previously stated that he only briefly touched a piece of the newly peeled coating before being detained by National Guard troops and U.S. Park Police for five hours before his release. The incident has sparked controversy, with Trump accusing multiple individuals of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but offering no substantiation for these claims.