Former US Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not blameworthy Thursday to deliberately damaging the precocious renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Hearn, 67, entered the plea done 1 of his attorneys during his archetypal quality successful D.C. Superior Court.

Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean did not necessitate Hearn to beryllium supervised by the tribunal portion helium awaits trial. A presumption proceeding was scheduled for Aug. 5.

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David Hearn of the United States competes successful the men's C1 whitewater canoeing last of the 2000 Summer Olympics astatine Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Penrith, Australia, connected Sept. 18, 2000. (David Madison/Getty Images)

Hearn was indicted past week connected a felony demolition of spot complaint pursuing his apprehension successful transportation with the June 19 incident. Hearn denied damaging the pool, saying helium stopped connected a motorcycle thrust and touched a escaped portion of the peeling bluish coating "to fulfill my curiosity arsenic a citizen."

Prosecutor Kevin Reddington said the authorities wasn’t seeking immoderate tribunal supervision for Hearn, but conscionable a "stay-away order," without specifying successful tribunal wherever it wanted to support Hearn distant from.

Mary Dohrmann, 1 of Hearn’s attorneys, urged the justice not to enforce immoderate conditions of tribunal supervision, calling Hearn an "upstanding national and subordinate of the community."

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David Hearn of the United States competes successful the men's C1 whitewater canoeing last of the 2000 Summer Olympics astatine the Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Penrith, Australia, connected Sept. 18, 2000. (David Madison/Getty Images)

Dohrmann besides said "the government’s grounds is weak."

The Reflecting Pool precocious underwent a $14 cardinal rehabilitation task nether President Trump. Hearn’s indictment came aft respective radical were arrested oregon cited for allegedly damaging the reflecting pool.

Video of Hearn’s apprehension went viral connected X aft it was captured by writer Emily Miller. Miller accused the erstwhile Olympian of grabbing a hose that pistillate National Park Service workers were utilizing to wide algae.

Hearn denied the accusation but admitted his motorcycle tyre mightiness person deed the hose.

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David Hearn of the United States performs during the Olympic Slalom Trials. May 16, 1992. (Doug Pensinger/Allsport)

"I didn't vandalize anything," Hearn told The Washington Post. "By the clip I realized what was going on, I was being enactment successful handcuffs."

Records amusement that Hearn has ties to a large left-wing fundraising network.

Hearn represented the United States astatine the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Fox News' Jasmine Baehr, Jackson Thompson, and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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