ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Maya Little, the UNC grad student charged for defacing Silent Sam with her blood, was acquitted of rioting and assaulting a government official on Friday, her attorney said.
Little, a UNC doctoral candidate, appeared in Orange County court on Friday with charges of assaulting an official and rioting.
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Little's lawyer told ABC11 that she was acquitted.
An Orange County judge previously found Little guilty of defacing the Silent Sam monument.
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UNC Honor Court's case against Little was dismissed.