Eleven people arrested for their part in a violent protest outside of the Allegheny County Jail agreed to a plea deal on Friday.
The judge in the case said this is “the deal of a lifetime” and lectured each one of them.
The incident in March was supposed to be a peaceful protest about the inadequate medical car for Allegheny County Jail inmates, but it turned violent and resulted in the arrests of eight men and three women.
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Each defendant pleaded guilty Friday to summary charges of disorderly conduct and criminal mischief. Two people face felony charges, including Tyler Kobel, who originally was charged with aggravated assault for scuffling with a police officer. Kobel also agreed to a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest.
Another defendant, James Griffin, faced multiple felony charges that were reduced to a misdemeanor weapons charge.
The judge told the defendants that this is a life lesson, and that it’s OK to be passionate about something, but how you do it makes a difference.
The judge also ordered them to pay $8,100 in restitution.