Pair found on Statehouse roof agree to community service

[Ian David]

BOSTON -- Two men who wandered onto the roof of the 209-year-old Massachusetts Statehouse and into an off-limits cupola atop the building's golden dome have agreed to resolve trespassing charges by performing community service and donating money to a charity.

Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley on Wednesday said Francisco Martin and Mehidi Hashambhoy agreed to perform 40 hours of community service and contribute $1,000 each to a fund that helps local high school seniors pay for college textbooks.

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Martin told police he and Hashambhoy "just wanted to take some pictures," Conley said.

The men apparently climbed through an open window onto a catwalk leading to the roof of the building's west wing, Conley spokesman Jake Wark said. The men then walked toward the front of the building and accessed the cupola through a roof door in the dome.



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[cleveramerican]

1. this will lead to calls for closing the state house

.... for security reasons,which I hope they do not do.