Uhre sentenced to 90 days probation

RAPID CITY, SD (KOTA) – The woman found guilty of two counts of simple assault in October of last year was sentenced Friday.

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Connie Lester Uhre was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with the sentence 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 hotel’s owners.

In announcing the verdict on Friday, the judge cited Uhre’s lack of prior convictions, her lung cancer diagnosis and her inability to provide racial evidence of the crime as reasons for the suspended sentence.

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Uhre must also pay $400 for each count, bringing the total for the two counts she was convicted of to $800. She must also abide by a no-contact order and write an apology letter to her victims.

In a statement from her lawyer, Uhre said she apologized and took responsibility for her actions.

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