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Prosecutors request dismissal of Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against Olympian due to installation flaws

WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors are requesting the dismissal of an indictment charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. What we know: The documents, filed in D.C. Superior Court on Friday, claim the damage to the Reflecting Pool was the result of flawed installation by the contractor and a rush to complete the project.  Three-time Summer Olympian David Hearn pleaded not guilty to charges that he deliberately damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in early July. The 67-year-old Bethesda, Maryland, resident was indicted on a single felony count of property destruction after the multi-million dollar renovation project…

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