DOJ moves to drop charges against more Reflecting Pool vandalism suspects

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Monday moved to drop its charges against more people accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, shortly after dropping a similar case against a former Olympian canoeist.

Prosecutors led by U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro filed a noelle prosequi, meaning they are no longer looking to press charges against Cameron Theirs, Sophie Dennison-Gibby and Justin Carreno, according to court records.

The DOJ accused all four people, including three-time Olympic canoeist David Hearn, of destruction of property with a value of less than $1,000. The case against Hearn was dropped on Friday, with Pirro’s office casting blame on the contractor for overspraying and delamination. A grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted Hearn last month on charges of felony destruction of property and faced 10 years in prison.

Defense lawyer Jamison Koehler told USA Today that his client, Dennison-Gibby, was relieved that the charge was dropped, “but this was a horrible........

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