The Park Police patrolling the Lincoln Memorial area on Friday afternoon observed an individual peeling paint from the #ReflectingPool, a spox said via email. The person was arrested on charges of destruction of government property.
WaPo later identified the person as 3X Olympian David Hearn. In an interview with WaPo, Hearn said he reached in the water after he noticed a piece of paint partially detached from the pool bottom. He said he did not damage govt property or “vandalize anything.”