US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation
- David Hearn, 67, had been charged with felony vandalism in federal court, which carried a potential sentence of 10 years in jail.
- Federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro had announced the charges in a high-profile press briefing earlier this month, saying witnesses had viewed Hearn "forcefully and violently" pulling up the pool's new liner on June 19.
- But in a court filing on Friday, Pirro said new revelations "undermine the evidentiary basis for the indictment," and moved for dismissal.
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- David Hearn, 67, had been charged with felony vandalism in federal court, which carried a potential sentence of 10 years in jail.
- Federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro had announced the charges in a high-profile press briefing earlier this month, saying witnesses had viewed Hearn "forcefully and violently" pulling up the pool's new liner on June 19.
- But in a court filing on Friday, Pirro said new revelations "undermine the evidentiary basis for the indictment," and moved for dismissal.
Sources: France 24