Students in cotton ball incident sentenced to two years of probation
Sean Fitzgerald, 19, and Zachary Tucker, 21, were sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation and 80 hours of community service Thursday for scattering cotton balls on the lawn of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center on Feb. 26.
They both pleaded guilty to a class A misdemeanor of littering.
Boone County assistant prosecuting attorney Ryan Haigh asked for 120 days in the Boone County Jail, two years of unsupervised probation and 40 hours of community service.
Fitzgerald and Tucker have both withdrawn from MU and said they plan to return in the fall.
