Man, 23, is sentenced to 4 years in prison and fined $12 MILLION for helping to set fire to Minneapolis police station during George Floyd protest
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson is accused of lighting a Molotov cocktail that another person threw at the Minneapolis Third Precinct police headquarters
In addition, he and others allegedly tore down a fence that surrounded the building
Three co-conspirators have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson
The police station was burned down during a George Floyd protest
Records published April 29, 2021
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A Minnesota man who helped stoke the fire at the Minneapolis Police Department precinct during the riots that erupted following George Floyd’s death was sentenced, according to the Justice Department.
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Prosecutors said he lit a Molotov cocktail that another person threw toward the police station. Robinson was sentenced to four years in federal prison
A federal judge has sentenced 23-year-old Dylan Shakespeare Robinson of Brainerd to 4 years in prison for his role starting fire at Mpls Police 3rd Precinct last year. Plus $12 million restitution. Robinson pled guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. pic.twitter.com/uYEpD3ZIPy
A complex network of medic organizations has expanded to provide aid to activists and community members in the Twin Cities over the last year.
By J.D. Duggan, Freelance Journalist
After watching George Floyd’s murder, MJ hit a breaking point.
She went to a protest in the summer where she expected some chanting and people holding signs. What she saw, she said, was Minneapolis police escalating violence near the Third Precinct building.
“I pretty much didn’t leave the cities here for like four days,” MJ said. “There was just a ton of people that were becoming injured, were getting traumatized. They were getting sprayed, or gassed, or whatever it was.”
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 29, 2021
A Minnesota man who helped start a fire at a police station in Minneapolis during a protest following the death of George Floyd has been sentenced to four years in jail and fined $12 million.
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson last year after admitting to lighting a Molotov cocktail that another individual tossed into the Third Precinct building, which is where the officers involved in the death of Floyd worked. No officers or protesters were injured in the blaze, but the building suffered heavy damage.
“On the night of May 28, 2020, Mr. Robinson chose to depart from lawful protest and instead engaged in violence and destruction. The arson at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct put lives at risk and contributed to widespread lawlessness in Minneapolis,” said Acting U.S. Attorney