WATCH | Judge sentences 2 men who pled guilty to stealing pink flamingo statue in Parma

Donald Deka and Jack Klamert, the Valley View men facing theft charges for stealing one of Parma's two iconic pink flamingo statues earlier this month, entered a plea of guilty at their arraignment on Tuesday.

As part of their guilty plea, their charge was reduced from a felony theft to a misdemeanor.

Parma Municipal Court Judge Deanna O’Donnell sentenced Deka, 20, and Klamert, 21, to 180 days in jail, with 170 of those days suspended. They were each ordered to serve 250 hours of community service -- 125 for and in the city of Parma and 125 for the Autism Society of Greater Cleveland.

O'Donnell also ruled that the duo must pay for the cost of their 10 days of jail time out of their own pockets.

"When a person goes to jail, the city pays for it, which means the residents pay for it, which means the taxpayers pay for it," she explained. "That's not gonna happen here. The city of Parma will be directed to calculate the cost of confinement. And gentlemen, you will be required to pay that cost. The residents of the city of Parma will not be paying for your behavior. You'll be paying for that."

The judge also asked the parents of Deka and Klamert not to pay for the jail time. "This is your adult children's responsibility, not yours. We do not want your money. We want theirs."

Prior to Tuesday's arraignment, the pair paid $2,200 in restitution.

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