Uhre sentenced to 90 days, time suspended

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - The woman found guilty on two counts of simple assault back in October of last year was sentenced Friday.

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Connie Lester Uhre was sentenced to 90 days in county jail with all time suspended. Uhre was found guilty of spraying people with a furniture cleaner while they were protesting in the parking lot of the Grand Gateway Hotel. At the time Uhre was one of the owners of the hotel.

During Friday’s sentencing, the judge claimed Uhre’s lack of criminal history along with her lung cancer diagnosis and not being able to prove the crime was racially motivated as reasons behind the suspended sentence.

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Uhre is also required to pay $400 for each count bringing the total to $800 for the two counts she was convicted of on top of following a no-contact order and writing a letter of apology to her victims.

In a statement from her attorney, Uhre said she apologizes and takes accountability for her actions.

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