Ryan Denham
/ WGLT
In a sentence contrary to a state recommendation for probation, a judge on Wednesday sentenced a Bloomington man to 4½ years in prison and ordered him to pay restitution to the Town of Normal for damages to police squad cars caused by looters earlier this year.
Anthony Crose was the first of more than 40 people to be sentenced by Judge William Yoder on charges related to the summer break-ins and thefts at several businesses, following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The large crowds seen on security video storming Target in Normal also damaged police vehicles and pelted officers with frozen water bottles, according to police.