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
By Pat Sweeney
Apr 28, 2021 | 6:30 PM
A Brainerd (MN) man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for his role in last year’s arson fire at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building.
Twenty-three-year-old Dylan Shakespeare Robinson must also pay $12 million in restitution. Robinson pleaded guilty last December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson.
Authorities say three of Robinson’s co-conspirators have all pleaded guilty to a similar charge. They will be sentenced later.
The incident happened during unrest over the death of George Floyd.
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US Attorney’s Office release:
A Brainerd man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building.
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
Rioter Fined $12 Million for Helping Set Minneapolis Police Station on Fire
A man was fined $12 million and will serve four years in prison for trying to set fire to the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building last year in the midst of protests and riots.
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release, according to the United States Attorney’s Office District of Minnesota.
“On the night of May 28, 2020, Mr. Robinson chose to depart from lawful protest and instead engaged in violence and destruction,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Anders Folk in a statement. “The arson at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct put lives at risk and contributed to widespread lawlessness in Minneapolis.”
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