Jochen Wiest, the man accused of setting fire to a Toomer’s Corner oak nearly four months ago, pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to first-degree criminal mischief, officially closing the case on the unfortunate incident.
The punishment for Wiest was stiff, consisting of a three-year suspended jail sentence, five years of probation, a $20,807 fine and a ban from the school’s campus:
3yr suspended sentence, 5yrs probation, $20,807 to Auburn, where he is banned from trespassing for Jochen Wiesthttps://t.co/RV3kWSbbwH pic.twitter.com/omjPLkLBYx
— James Crepea (@JamesCrepea) January 5, 2017
The fine money will be used to replace the damaged tree, according to OANow.com.
Wiest will return to Germany after he receives his passport, which was seized to ensure he’d be in the country to stand trial for the Toomer’s Corner arson.
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