URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A University of Illinois student has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct for making a noose out of string and leaving it last September in a residence hall elevator.
Andrew Smith pleaded guilty to the charge Tuesday before Champaign County Circuit Judge Heidi Ladd, who sentenced him to a year of court supervision. The 20-year-old Smith of Normal, Illinois, was originally charged with a hate crime, a felony.
His sentence of supervision, along with 50 hours of public service and a $75 fine, spares Smith a criminal record should he successfully complete the sentence without further criminal activity.
