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Woman sold rocks to rioters, used cash to pay cable bill
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) — A woman who police say sold stones to rioters in Benton Harbor last year and used the money to pay her cable television bill has pleaded no contest to inciting a riot. Yuolanda Taylor, 32, entered the plea Monday in Berrien County Trial Court. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes. She faces up to 10 years in prison.Look at it this way, Yuolonda. You won't have to pay for cable when you're inside. Taylor was free on bond ahead of a Nov. 15 sentencing, The Herald-Palladium reported. The southwest Michigan city of Benton Harbor was devastated by two nights of rioting sparked by the death of a black motorcyclist during a high-speed police chase. Twenty-one houses, many vacant, were destroyed. Police said Taylor toted rocks through a riot-wracked neighborhood the night of June 16, 2003, and sold small rocks for $1 each and bigger ones for $5. Prosecutors said the rocks were thrown at police. Rocks here! Get ya rocks here! Taylor told police she collected about $70 selling rocks, but quit when she got hit by one herself. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Posted by: tu3031 2004-10-06 |
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