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A California man accused of vandalizing the president’s Walk of Fame star in Hollywood is changing his plea from “not guilty” to “no contest.”
The district attorney in Los Angeles made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday.
Man Pleads No Contest to Vandalizing Trump #Hollywood Walk of Fame Star https://t.co/Aw6wcjr0sw @LAPDHollywood #LADAOffice
— LA District Attorney (@LADAOffice) November 7, 2018
24-year old Austin Clay was accused of destroying the star with a pickaxe in back July.
He was facing the possibility of three-years in prison, but instead a judge sentenced him to one-day in a county jail followed by three-years of probation.
Clay was also ordered to work 20-days of community service, see a psychologist, and pay the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce more than $9,000.
FILE – This July 25, 2018 file photo shows Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after it was vandalized in Los Angeles. The man who smashed the star on has been sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading no contest to a felony count of vandalism. A judge also sentenced Austin Mikel Clay on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, to attend psychological counseling and pay more than $9,400 to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
