Plea deal reached

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) -- One of the men accused of vandalizing a carved buffalo skeleton exhibit at the Fairbanks Museum almost four years ago has reached a plea agreement with the state.
James A. Boggs, 36, of Fairborn, Ohio, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of burglary and agreed to cooperate with police and the state's attorney in exchange for a predominantly suspended sentence.
Police said Boggs and Roger D. Kinney, 36, of Dayton were hired to travel to St. Johnsbury in August 2000 to damage the display.
According to the affidavit, Kinney threw a chair from a balcony onto the display.
Police, who were left with a description of Kinney but no further leads, caught a break when Boggs confessed his involvement and implicated Kinney to Ohio authorities in 2001.
Boggs also told police they were hired by a man named Johnny Decker, who paid them travel money and later additional cash and marijuana.
An arrest warrant with $5,000 bail is still pending for Kinney.
Caledonia County State's Attorney Bob Butterfield said an investigation is being conducted into Decker's alleged role in the incident.