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Young Teen Must Pay Restitution for UMD Vandalism
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A 12-year-old boy was sentenced to pay $200,000 in restitution and serve six years probation for his part in vandalizing a new university science building, which suffered $8.2 million in damage. The boy pleaded guilty in St. Louis County juvenile court in January to first-degree criminal damage to property and second-degree burglary in the incidents Nov. 13-14. The boy, his 13-year-old brother and a 14-year-old friend confessed to flooding the building’s research wing by rigging hoses from 30 to 40 faucets down to the floor. They also drove mechanical lifts into walls, broke doors and windows, spray-painted walls and dumped cans of paint and glue onto the floors of the James I. Swenson Science Building at the University of Minnesota campus in Duluth. The $33.1 million building will be completed this month, experiencing a two-month delay because of the vandalism, said John Rashid, manager of design, construction and operations for UMD facilities management. More : kare11.com |
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