Crime & Safety
Henry Sibley Grads Avoid Jail in Parking Pass Scheme
The two men will pay restitution and complete community service hours.
Two grads will avoid jail time for a counterfeit parking pass scam last year that cost the school an estimated $1,500, according to a report by the Pioneer Press.
Andre Charles Oliver, 19, and Nicholas Charles Ritter, 19, will have their charges dismissed upon payment of $600 each in restitution and completion of community service hours.
The men were charged in August with felony aggravated forgery.
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A Mendota Heights police officer was tipped off to the last January. The fake passes were being sold cheaper than the $125 official passes, according to the criminal complaint.
A search turned up 13 forged parking passes in the parking lot. The faux passes were a slightly different color than the official passes, and they all shared the same ID number, No. 566.
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The official parking pass No. 566 belonged to Ritter, according to the criminal complaint.
Students in possession of the fake passes reported buying them from Oliver.
Neither man had a criminal record prior to their illegal side business.
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