felony
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A former US Olympian accused of vandalizing Washington's newly renovated Reflecting Pool was charged on Thursday with a felony and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, a federal prosecutor said.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
Hearn was charged with felony destruction of property over $1,000 in the Superior Court of D.C.; he faces a sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Pirro said Hearn is facing a felony charge of destruction of property.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
District Judge Anne Hwang declared a mistrial after the jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict on any of the felony charges, with a final vote of 10 to 2 for acquittal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Contrite, he copped a plea to a single felony count and on October 10, 1990, some two weeks after McCandless arrived in Carthage, began serving a four- month sentence in Sioux Falls.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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