Protesters who glued hands to wall must pay thousands in restitution

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Two protesters who glued their hands to a wall during a Fort Collins City Council meeting were ordered to pay over $5,000 in restitution.

The defense argued the city unnecessarily escalated repair efforts after a complaint.

The judge ruled the city's efforts to fully restore the wall were reasonable and justified the restitution amount.

Two of the three people who glued their hands to the brick wall of Fort Collins City Council chambers during a March 2024 meeting have been ordered to pay more than $5,000 in restitution between them.

Larimer County Judge Joshua B. Lehman on June 4 ordered the defendants to pay $5,101: the city's total cost for trying to repair the wall, then its cost to ultimately replace some of the bricks and mortar.

In February, Cheryl Dista