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 Minnesota man who helped stoke the fire at the Minneapolis Police Department precinct during the riots that erupted following George Floyd’s death was sentenced, according to the Justice Department.
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Prosecutors said he lit a Molotov cocktail that another person threw toward the police station. Robinson was sentenced to four years in federal prison
A federal judge has sentenced 23-year-old Dylan Shakespeare Robinson of Brainerd to 4 years in prison for his role starting fire at Mpls Police 3rd Precinct last year. Plus $12 million restitution. Robinson pled guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. pic.twitter.com/uYEpD3ZIPy
Target Honors Violent Minneapolis Riots With Mural Of Burning Building
The same Target that was gutted by looting and arson last summer as riots raged in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd now displays art on the side of its building celebrating Black Lives Matter themes including a burning building.
“Created by five young Black artists in a remarkable partnership between the multibillion-dollar retail chain and a resourceful North Side nonprofit, Juxtaposition Arts, the work reflects how George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police galvanized artists to think anew about the roles they can play in effecting social change,” the Star Tribune wrote in a feature of the project in December.
(The Center Square) â Less than a year after the death of George Floyd in police custody, a jury found former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.
Anger from the tragic death in police custody  on May 25, 2020, was fueled by a bystander filming part of the arrest, showing Floyd pinned under Chauvinâs knee for 9 minutes and 45 seconds, while he pleaded âI canât breathe.â Floyd was declared dead later that day.
The video caused protests worldwide and pushed discussion of police accountability and proper levels of force for minor crimes, as Floyd was arrested for allegedly attempting to spend a fake $20 bill.