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FORMER OLYMPIAN INDICTED OVER REFLECTING POOL VANDALISM

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“FORMER OLYMPIAN INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH DAMAGE FOUND AT DC REFLECTING POOL”

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The Reflecting Pool has been a protest landmark since 1963.

MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech drew 250,000 people to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in August 1963 — making it one of America's most iconic sites for civil demonstration, long before today's vandalism charges.

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The Reflecting Pool holds 6.75 million gallons of water!

Built in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest in D.C. at 2,029 ft long. It has been a site of historic protests & gatherings. Learn more at Wikipedia

Vandalizing the Reflecting Pool is a federal crime.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is on National Park Service land. Defacing or vandalizing federal property can carry fines up to $5,000 and up to 6 months in jail under 36 CFR § 2.31.

This storyWhat U.S. state ranks #1 in annual acres burned by wildfires?

  1. Alaska
  2. California
  3. Arizona
  4. Texas
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Alaska

This storyMax federal prison term for defacing a U.S. monument (over $1K damage)?

  1. 1 year
  2. 5 years
  3. 10 years
  4. 20 years
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10 years

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