Olympian Challenges Lincoln Pool Charges | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Former Olympian David Hearn, facing felony charges for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is demanding full access to secret grand jury testimony, arguing prosecutors ignored damning evidence that the pool was already in catastrophic condition—leaking millions of gallons and with a torn liner—before his involvement. His defense claims the pre-existing damage undermines the $1,000+ damage claim and questions the legitimacy of the indictment, even suggesting political motives tied to a costly renovation. Hearn, who says he was detained unfairly after briefly touching the pool’s coating, insists his actions were harmless compared to the pool’s known decay. Trial is set for September 28th. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/31a9d7126809ba56