The two people charged with toppling a statue of John McDonogh during Black Lives Matter protests have been given an offer of pre-trial diversion by Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams.
According to the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, Should Michaela Davis and Caleb Wassell avoid any trouble for the next 90-days, the charges they face for the incident will be dismissed.
The case stems from June 13th, during heated Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd.
The two were seen as instrumental in removing the McDonogh Statue from its pedestal in Duncan Plaza and then taking it to the Mississippi River where it was unceremoniously tossed into the river.
Then District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro charged the two with theft of city property and possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.
McDonogh, the slave owning philanthropist who established many of New Orleans public schools, had two statues in New Orleans at one time. Both have been toppled and are now in storage for display later.