The Princeton University professor arrested this summer for stealing lawn signs has been offered a deal by the municipal prosecutor. John Mulvey, who was videotaped taking lawn signs of Princeton Computer Repairs, Tutoring and Digital Services — known as Computer Tutor — could see the case dropped if he agrees to completing community service at Trenton Central High School. The proposal was one of the ideas expressed at a pre-trial conference.

Ted Horodynsky, owner of the business, taped Mr. Mulvey in action and turned the video over to Princeton police, who went to Mr. Mulvey’s home and found the signs in his garage. Mr. Mulvey argued that he was removing debris and said he would fight the charges in court. Mr. Horodynsky and Mr. Mulvey, a professor of operations research and financial engineering and a founding member of the Bendheim Center for Finance, had previously been involved in a traffic-related dispute.

Mr. Mulvey is due to be back in court on October 6, 2014.