The teenager accused of ruining $1,000 worth of meat by putting flowers on it during a protest at Ideal Market was ordered to do community service and pay back half of the damages after reaching a plea agreement on Friday.
Ateret Goldman, 15, pleaded guilty to one count of tampering, a misdemeanor. She was given a three-month deferred judgement, which means that if she completes the community service, pays the restitution and doesn’t pick up any new law violations during that time, the guilty plea will be withdrawn and the charge dropped.
“I definitely recognize I did something I didn’t intend to do,” said Goldman, who appeared at the hearing with her mother, Ora, and her attorney, Alec Egizi. “I didn’t mean to cause any harm to anyone.”
Police say Goldman and another member of Direct Action Everywhere — Maximilian Knight, 23 — entered the Ideal Meat Market, 1275 Alpine Ave., on Feb. 26. Goldman then walked behind the meat counter and placed flowers on the raw meat.
Ideal Market could not sell the meat because it was touched by the flowers, and the market said the cost of the ruined beef, pork and lamb was $1,012.05. Goldman will pay half while Knight — who was referred to adult diversion in his case — will pay the other half.
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