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Charges dropped after pool damage blamed on flawed installation

Charges against ex-Olympian David Hearn were dropped after the Trump administration admitted Reflecting Pool damage stemmed from flawed contractor installation, not vandalism. Prosecutors acknowledged insufficient evidence, prompting Hearn's lawyers to demand an apology for the wrongful arrest.