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A Highland Springs man was left holding the bag Thursday morning in Henrico County Circuit Court.

That’s the way Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Toni Randall described the predicament Salvador Acosta faces after his day in court and after he serves the three-month jail sentence imposed by Circuit Judge Richard Wallerstein.

Acosta was the only person — allegedly among more than 100 — who did not flee a model home on Arbill Terrace in the early morning hours of July 27 when Henrico police showed up to answer a complaint at a new housing development of $500,000 homes called Swanson Mill Trace north of Interstate 295 and Mountain Road in Glen Allen.

A party had broken out in the Ryan Homes model home, which thanks to social media became more akin to “Animal House.”

Acosta was arrested and pleaded guilty Thursday to illegal entry. But Wallerstein also saddled the 20-year-old Highland Springs resident with the burden of having to pay for the damage, $15,518. That’s the amount that will be going into the figurative bag Acosta was left holding when police arrived. He’ll have to pay $200 a month once he gets out of jail.