Intentional Damage of Property and Petty Theft

My husband and his friends had a party in a hotel in which some things were broken. He is being charged with Intentional Damage of Property 3rd degree but is under $400 so it's a class 2 misdemeanor. He is also being charged for Petty Theft under $400 which is also a class 2 midemeanor. He has nothing on his criminal recorded except for a few tickets. This is in South Dakota. Any idea whats going to happen in court? Is he looking at jail time?

Make sure you or he hires counsel (or at least the public defender) to try to keep this off the record eventually--jail time is not likely going to occur if his record is clear now. But having that arrest and/or a conviction on the record will make job-hunting etc. more difficult. Often this could be negotiated down to some kind of court supervision, a dismissal etc.

thank you very much.