“It’s no different than a bank robber with a getaway car,” Buehner said.

Shrawder ruled the charges against Jones would stand, including aiding in the crimes and corruption of minors.

During Auman’s hearing, Milton state police trooper Phil Davis testified Auman gave him a written statement after he interviewed her April 23. She described buying blue spray paint near Buckhorn and admitted to being involved with others in the sign and rock vandalism, he testified. She was charged with corruption of minors, criminal mischief and criminal conspiracy related to the Mahoning Township incidents.

Valley Township Supervisor Michael Kull testified a sign at Kline Road and Route 642, a hidden driveway sign and a sign about leaving the township were spray painted. The cost to replace them is $50 each not including labor, he said.

Dawn Roland, church administrator for the Mooresburg United Methodist Church, said nine tombstones were sprayed bright blue with graffiti and 22 other headstones were knocked over. A monument company volunteered to upright them and clean them. All but one stone, which is old and porous, could be cleaned, she said.

Buehner withdrew a charge of vandalizing a Hilltop Inn sign because a witness had left.

Fahringer testified his interviews of Jones and the three juveniles showed the suspects were linked to the crimes but not every defendant was involved in every incident.

Davis testified Auman’s statement showed she drove two juveniles to the Mooresburg cemetery because the juveniles said “they wanted to have fun.” Auman also wrote they were part of a gang they called the Crips, Davis said.

Shrawder agreed with Auman’s attorney, Marianne Fogelsanger, to a downgrading of a criminal mischief charge to reflect a lesser amount of damage than in the criminal complaint. State police charged her with criminal conspiracy institutional vandalism, institutional vandalism, criminal mischief and desecration of venerated objects.

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