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A judge has sentenced two Wisconsin women
to community service for throwing a road sign off a freeway bridge
in St. Paul on the first day of the 2008 Republican National
Convention.


      Twenty-year-old Christina Vana of West Bend, Wis., and
23-year-old Karen Meissner of Menomonee Falls, Wis., both
apologized Tuesday.


      Judge Teresa Warner gave each woman a stay of their sentence -
meaning the felony charges will be reduced to misdemeanors if the
women complete their seven-year probation.


      The judge also ordered each woman to do eight hours of community
service every month for the next two years, for a total of 192
hours.


      Both women currently live in Minnesota. The complaint says the
sign nearly hit a police officer in town to provide security for
the convention.

One year later, RNC protester cases still pending

A judge has sentenced two Wisconsin women
to community service for throwing a road sign off a freeway bridge
in St. Paul on the first day of the 2008 Republican National
Convention.


2 RNC protesters sentenced for tossing road sign

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