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'Citizen journalist' will serve probation, pay fine after Burt's Pumpkin Farm incident

Nydia Tisdale forcibly removed from political event, convicted of misdemeanor obstruction

Nydia Tisdale stands outside the Dawson County Superior Court on Dec. 18, 2017, during her sentencing hearing. - photo by Nick Bowman

12192017 TISDALE 1.jpg — Nydia Tisdale stands outside the Dawson County Superior Court on Dec. 18, 2017, during her sentencing hearing. - photo by Nick Bowman

Nydia Tisdale was sentenced Monday to serve a year of probation, 40 hours of community service and pay a $1,000 fine for her August 2014 altercation with a Dawson County law enforcement officer.