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Dec 18, 2008 7:53 am US/Central

RNC Protester Admits To Smashing Windows

ST. PAUL (AP) ― A California man has pleaded guilty to smashing windows at the U.S. Bank building in downtown St. Paul on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

Nineteen-year-old Dustin Machett Morales of Santa Cruz, Calif., admitted to the charge of first-degree damage to property, a felony.

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

Morales is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 5. The Ramsey County Attorney's office says the judge will consider giving him a stay of imposition if he successfully completes probation, meaning the charge could be reduced to a misdemeanor.

Forrey is scheduled to go on trial Jan. 12.

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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