Seems justice has prevailed in the case of the Barrel Monster. A few interesting snippets:
Even Hamlin Associates, the construction company from which Carnevale took the barrels, has become a fan and has asked the 21-year-old history major and part-time construction worker to create a replica of the figure that led to his arrest on June 10.
“It’s been positive publicity for us,” Hamlin President Steve Hussey told The Associated Press in June. “If we’d known he’d do that good of work, we’d have given him the barrels.”
Authorities pursued the case, despite the construction company’s desire not to press charges. …
Carnevale said Tuesday that he believes his sentence is fair and that he is proud of his artwork, both “legal and illegal.”
And again, the thing was wicked awesome:
