Minnesota man sentenced to 4 years in prison for role in setting ablaze a Minneapolis police precinct during Floyd protests
A Minnesota man was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $12 million in restitution for his role in damaging a Minneapolis police station amid racial injustice protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd.
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson for taking part in setting a police precinct in Minneapolis on fire on May 28, days after Floyd, a Black man, was pinned down and killed by a police officer, who is White.
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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
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A man has been ordered to pay $12m (£8.6m) for his role setting a Minneapolis police station on fire during rioting last May.
The fine for Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, who pleaded guilty to an arson charge in December, will follow a four year prison sentence.
Robinson s lawyer has said there is no realistic chance his client will be able to afford the fine.
Three other men who also pleaded guilty will be sentenced at a later date.
What happened to the police station?
In May of last year, thousands of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest against the death of George Floyd in police custody.