George Floyd protests gave him purpose. But Third Precinct arson plea comes with a price Bryce Williams found purpose in Floyd protest; now he s paying a price for police station fire. February 20, 2021 5:25pm Text size Copy shortlink:
It had been several weeks since he had seen his daughter. So Bryce Williams, a 26-year-old former basketball star at a small Minnesota college, picked up 2-year-old Kinley and took her to a playground.
Williams had just returned from a two-week road trip in the days after George Floyd s death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, joining a documentary film crew that started in Los Angeles and toured protests nationwide. The trip was invigorating. As a biracial man growing up in Minnesota, Williams had always struggled with identity. The protests gave him purpose. It was as if a lifetime of struggles to reconcile his Blackness finally burst out as he spoke at racial justice
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Protesters cheer as the 3rd Precinct police headquarters burns behind them on May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS Two St. Paulites pleaded guilty Friday to one count each of conspiracy to commit arson in the fire at the Minneapolis Police Department s 3rd Precinct headquarters.
Davon D. Turner, 25, and Branden M. Wolfe, 23, were accused of taking part in the destruction of the building during the protests that followed the Memorial Day death of George Floyd.
Under federal statutes, the men each face a minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of 20 years. Wolfe will be sentenced on April 22. Turner will be sentenced on May 13.
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Two St. Paul, Minn., men have pleaded guilty to charges in a fire at a Minnesota police precinct during the George Floyd protests last May, according to the Department of Justice.
The men, 25-year-old Davon De-Andre Turner and Branden Michael Wolfe, 23, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Turner entered his plea on Friday, and Wolfe pleaded guilty on Dec. 22.
U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced both pleas on Friday.
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Wolfe s sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 22, while Turner s will take place on May 13.
Minneapolis Police Department s Third Precinct, was where the officers involved in Floyd s death worked at the time. Since then, the four law enforcement officials have been criminally charged, and Minneapolis has enacted changes to help create more officer accountability.
Two More Minnesotans Admit to Torching Minneapolis Precinct HQ
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Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News) - Four Minnesota men have now pleaded guilty to federal charges for their involvement in the arson fires that destroyed the Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct Headquarters.
Federal prosecutors say 25-year-old Davon Turner and 23-year-old Branden Wolfe each admitted today to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Both men are from St. Paul. Wolfe is scheduled to be sentenced April 22nd and Turner s sentencing hearing has been scheduled on May 13th.
According to court records, Wolfe admitted lighting an incendiary device, namely a Molotov cocktail, that Turner used to start a fire after breaking into the building. Wolfe then pushed a barrel into another fire already said in the building in an effort to provide it with fuel.
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