India, July 3 -- Former Olympian David Hearn has been indicted by a Washington, D.C., grand jury on a felony charge alleging he damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Thursday.

The accusation arises from an incident on June 19 in which prosecutors believe Hearn removed a portion of the sealant protecting the bottom of the Reflecting Pool.

If convicted, Hearn could face up to 10 years in prison on a destruction of property charge involving more than $1,000 in alleged damage.

Federal prosecutors allege that Hearn ripped out a section of the Reflecting Pool's protective sealant while visiting the National Mall on June 19. Pirro said a National Park Service employee confronted him during the incid...