VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“the result of a botched installation and not vandalism,”
Hearn's defense attorneys · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Defense attorneys said newly disclosed documents indicated the Reflecting Pool damage stemmed from a contractor's installation error, not vandalism.
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