A firebug has been sentenced to jail time for sparking a blaze at the Minneapolis police station as protests triggered by the officer-involved death of George Floyd raged across the city.
30 Apr 2021
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, a 23-year-old Minnesota man, was sentenced to four years in prison after helping set fire to a Minneapolis police station following George Floyd’s death, according to prosecutors.
In addition to his sentence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota stated Robinson was ordered to pay $12 million in restitution for damage to Minneapolis’ third police precinct that occurred during a riot on May 28, 2020.
“Mr. Robinson chose to depart from lawful protest and instead engaged in violence and destruction,” said Acting US Attorney Anders Folk. “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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Rioter who set fire to Minneapolis precinct in Floyd protests and filmed it on Snapchat fined $12M and gets prison time
Updated: Apr 30 2021, 11:20 ET
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A RIOTER who burned a Minneapolis police station during the George Floyd protests and filmed it on Snapchat has been fined $12million and sentenced to prison time.
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, will serve four years in prison, according to the US Attorney’s Office District of Minnesota, and owe the money as restitution.
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He will also serve two years of supervised release as part of his sentencing.
Robinson will serve his sentence in a Duluth corrections facility.