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Rochester man pleads guilty to arson of Minneapolis pawn shop during May 2020 uprising
Montez Terriel Lee pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul on a single count of arson. 6:00 pm, Jul. 22, 2021 ×
A criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court alleges Montez Terriel Lee is the man seen in a video outside of a Minneapolis pawn shop that was set on fire on May 28, 2020. (Contributed Photo)
ST. PAUL The Rochester, Minn., man who investigators said was caught on video pouring a fire accelerant around a Minneapolis pawn shop and then lighting it on fire last May pleaded guilty Thursday, July 22, to a federal charge.
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The last of the four men who admitted to torching a Minneapolis police station last year during the angry demonstrations that resulted from the death of George Floyd was a “good person who made a terrible mistake,” said the U.S. district court judge who sentenced him.
Bryce Michael Williams was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison and ordered to pay $12 million in restitution.
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For helping torch Third Precinct, he gets prison, $12M restitution
St. Paul man sentenced to prison and $12 million restitution for arson of Minneapolis Third Precinct Branden M. Wolfe of St. Paul also stole police weapons, other gear during last summer s riots in Minneapolis. May 5, 2021 10:35am Text size Copy shortlink:
A St. Paul man who helped burn down the Minneapolis Third Precinct headquarters and stole police weapons and other gear during last summer s riots was sentenced this week to 3 ½ years in prison and ordered to pay $12 million in restitution.
Branden Michael Wolfe, 23, was among hundreds who gathered outside the south Minneapolis police station on May 28, three days after George Floyd was killed during an encounter with four Minneapolis police officers, which was captured on bystander video. The crowd tore down a fence surrounding the building and chanted, Burn it down