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UNC Students Punished For Roles In Post-Game Riot

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HILLSBOROUGH — Some UNC students will pay the price for a celebration that got out ofhand.

In February, dozens of people flipped acar on Franklin Street, following UNC's upsetwin over Duke. Three UNC students admitted theirroles Monday afternoon in the crime.Each must pay almost $7,000 apiece to replace the vehicle.

Chapel Hill Police say they may not be the last ones in court.

"We haven't closed out the case. There are a bunch of other people thatcould possibly be identified," says Lt. Brian Curran of the Chapel Hill PoliceDepartment.

Twenty-year-old James Haltom, 19-year-oldRobert Davenport and 19-year-old Dominick Smith made face-to-faceapologies to the owner of the car. Each student must also complete 125hours of community service.

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