Man must pay back more than $40,000 for vandalizing school

Associated Press
Posted 2/27/20

RAPID CITY (AP) – A man has ordered to pay back more than $40,000 in a plea deal after a rampage through the Pine Ridge School left what authorities called a bloody and ink-stained "path of destruction in his wake."

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Man must pay back more than $40,000 for vandalizing school

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RAPID CITY (AP) – A man has ordered to pay back more than $40,000 in a plea deal after a rampage through the Pine Ridge School left what authorities called a bloody and ink-stained "path of destruction in his wake."

Court documents show that Nicholas Otter Robe broke into the school early in June 2018, the Rapid City Journal reported. Tribal officers found two damaged government vehicles in the parking lot of the school and blood stains on the driver's seat.

Inside, officers discovered that Otter Robe had damaged or destroyed four computers, two refrigerators, a touchscreen, a copy machine, two window air conditioners, a carpet and other items. He also left furniture, papers and filing cabinets “strewn about down the hallway,” documents show.

Authorities also found Otter Robe, who was intoxicated and suffering from a cut on his arm.

Otter Robe, who pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary, was sentenced to five years of probation that involves completing substance abuse and mental health treatment. A charge of destroying government property was dropped as part of the plea deal.