Erik Oseland, one of the defendants who became known as the RNC8, pleaded guilty on Friday in Ramsey County District Court to a gross-misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit criminal damage to property.

Under questioning from prosecutor Derek Fitch, Oseland, 23, of Nisswa, Minn., admitted to conspiring with others to impede the flow of traffic at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul by tipping over newspaper boxes.

The plea agreement calls for him to serve 91 days in jail and pay a $100 fine. The agreement specifies that Oseland will not be called to testify against any of the other defendants. He must report to the workhouse on Oct. 20.

The remaining seven defendants -- Monica Bicking, Garrett Fitzgerald, Robert Czernik, Nathanael Secor, Max Specktor, Erin Trimmer and Luce Guillen-Givens -- still face felonies and are committed to seeing their case through to trial, Fitzgerald said. Their trial on charges of first-degree conspiracy to commit damage to property and second-degree riot is scheduled to begin Oct. 25. The charges stem from their alleged actions leading up to and on the first day of the convention.

When asked why his client was pleading guilty when the others were going to trial, Oseland's attorney, Ted Dooley, said: "Every defendant faces his or her own case alone, even if your arms are linked. And every defendant always has the right to choose his or her own fate."

Dooley said the stipulation that Oseland not testify against the others was "pivotal" to the agreement. "He wouldn't do that if you burned his feet," Dooley said.

PAT PHEIFER