Teen Gets 10 Days in Jail for Rioting

A local teen involved in the Keene Pumpkin Festival riots last year was sentenced to 10 days in prison, probation, and community service, for his role in the melee, according to The Keene Sentinel.

Jacob Clark, 19, of Chichester, was sentenced to 10 days in prison starting next week on a felony reckless conduct charge for throwing a beer bottle at police officers working security on the night of the rioting. He will also perform 50 hours of community service and be on probation for two years, according to the report. Clark will be allowed to serve the time on weekends so he can continue to work on weekdays.

During sentencing, Clark said he wasn’t a troubled kid and added that his behavior was “not me … what I showed that night was a monster.”

Clark was one of hundreds of people arrested in the days and weeks following the rioting at Keene State College. The pumpkin festival has since relocated to Laconia for 2015.

Read the full report about Clark’s sentencing on sentinelsource.com.