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Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case
6 October 2026 at 20:32

Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case

6 October 2026 at 20:32

By: Devlin Barrett

Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.

Charges were dismissed against David Hearn, the former Olympian wrongly accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, and a judge has barred prosecutors from trying to revive the case against him.

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Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool
1 August 2026 at 02:12

Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool

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1 August 2026 at 02:12

By: Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

David Hearn, center, pleaded not guilty this month to a felony charge of vandalism. Prosecutors had accused him of ripping the Reflecting Pool’s lining.

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Men Who Felled Sycamore Gap Tree Are Given Prison Sentences in U.K.
15 July 2025 at 15:15

Men Who Felled Sycamore Gap Tree Are Given Prison Sentences in U.K.

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15 July 2025 at 15:15

By: Lizzie Dearden

The tree, a beloved landmark that stood by Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, was found illegally cut down in 2023.

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Man Sentenced for Harassing New Hampshire Public Radio Journalists
1 September 2024 at 20:58

Man Sentenced for Harassing New Hampshire Public Radio Journalists

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1 September 2024 at 20:58

By: Amanda Holpuch

Tucker Cockerline was part of a group that prosecutors said vandalized the homes of a New Hampshire Public Radio reporter, her editor and her parents.

A frame from a surveillance video showing a man throwing a brick at the home of a New Hampshire Public Radio journalist in Melrose, Mass.

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Beloved Sycamore Gap Tree Is Felled at Hadrian’s Wall in Britain
29 September 2023 at 03:43

Beloved Sycamore Gap Tree Is Felled at Hadrian’s Wall in Britain

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29 September 2023 at 03:43

By: Jenny Gross

Locals and tourists mourned the loss of one of Britain’s most photographed trees, which stood for hundreds of years in a dip in Hadrian’s Wall. The police said they had a suspect in custody.

The felled tree at Sycamore Gap, beside Hadrian’s Wall, on Thursday. The authorities said they had arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with what they described as an act of vandalism.