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David Hearn pleads not guilty in $16M

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Drawn.News visual brief: David Hearn pleads not guilty in $16M Reflecting Pool damage case
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Former Olympic canoe racer David Hearn pleaded not guilty in D.C. Superior Court after prosecutors accused him of damaging lining material at the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool; a status hearing is set for Aug. 5.

  1. Frame 1D.C. court charges over National Mall pool damage follow a $16 million renovation and new liner repairs.
  2. Frame 2Prosecutors say he pulled up blue liner material from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 19.
  3. Frame 3The three-time Olympic canoe racer was indicted July 2 on one felony property-destruction count.
  4. Frame 4President Trump ordered the National Mall pool renovation ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.
  5. Frame 5Workers have treated algae, and liner repairs could require draining the pool again.
  6. Frame 6Judge Carmen McLean let Hearn await trial without supervision; a status hearing is set for Aug. 5.
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