David Hearn, a 67-year-old former canoe racer from Bethesda, Maryland, pleaded not guilty on July 9, 2026, to a single felony count of property destruction in D.C. Superior Court. Prosecutors allege he damaged a two-square-foot section of the recently refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner, causing more than $1,000 in damage. The case involves a Trump-ordered renovation completed ahead of the U.S. 250th anniversary.