HOUGHTON — A former Michigan Tech student has been sentenced in connection with an incident involving a 9/11 memorial on the MTU campus in September. 21-year old Avery Lawrence was sentenced to 12 months probation and 15 days of community service Friday morning in Houghton County 97th District Court. Lawrence pleaded guilty on Oct. 20 to stealing 900 American flags from the 9/11 memorial put up by the Young Americans for Freedom at Michigan Tech. Each flag placed on the lawn represented a victim of the terror attacks on Sept. 11.

Lawrence’s probation prohibits her from Michigan Tech property and from using alcohol and drugs including marijuana. She has already paid $417 in restitution to Michigan Tech, and has agreed to pay the remaining $165 of the total estimated restitution of $582. As

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