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Feb 6, 2009 7:40 am US/Central

Man Gets Jail Time For Breaking Windows During RNC

ST. PAUL (AP) ― A California man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for smashing windows at the U.S. Bank building in downtown St. Paul on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

Dustin Machett Morales, 20, of Santa Cruz, Calif., admitted to the charge of first-degree damage to property, a felony, in December.

Morales has been ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution. The charge will be reduced to a misdemeanor if he completes his probation.

A criminal complaint alleges that another man -- 26-year-old Jesse James Forrey, also of Santa Cruz -- joined Morales in throwing rocks at the bank's windows on Sept. 1.

Forrey's trial was scheduled to begin on Friday.

Replacing the windows was estimated to cost $17,400.

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The Republican National Convention was held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul from Sept. 1 through Sept. 4, 2008.

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