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Flag burner gets probation

An Ocean City woman arrested for flag burning was sentenced to probation. Rebecca McKimmie, 18, pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was sentenced to one year probation and a $300 fine. McKimmie was arrested early July 5 after officers observed her lighting an American flag and walking in traffic on Route 50, causing cars to swerve before she extinguished the flag by stomping on it as officers approached.

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