On Monday,聽BASE jumper Marko Markovich was sentenced in Manhattan Supreme Court to 300 hours of community service for parachuting from the top of One World Trade Center, according to . Markovich was one of three men who snuck onto the roof of the not-yet-completed skyscraper in September 2013聽and jumped off.聽Markovich, James Brady, and Andrew Rossig penetrated聽the construction site without encountering a single police officer or security guard.聽They were arrested in February 2014, before releasing a .
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In April 2014, a grand jury indicted the group with charges for second-degree reckless endangerment and reckless endangerment of property, a violation of a New York City law that bans BASE jumping, and a felony charge聽for third-degree burglary, carrying a possible seven-year prison sentence.
The felony charge was dropped last June.聽Brady was sentenced聽250 hours of community service,聽and Rossig got 200 hours, the New York聽Daily News聽reported.聽A judge sentenced Markovich to 300 hours,聽calling聽his courtroom apology convenient聽and insincere. (Markovich sold T-shirts advertising the jump to raise money for his legal fees聽and posted derogatory comments聽about the police investigation on social media.)
鈥淚 don鈥檛 believe your client has shown remorse, and I believe that his actions, his words, and his conduct certainly do not help deter and have not helped deter similar future behavior,鈥 Judge Juan Merchan told Markovich鈥檚 lawyer on Monday, according to the New York聽Daily News. 鈥淥f the three defendants, none have shown more contempt for the process than your client.鈥