Brainerd man sentenced to 4 years in prison for arson at Third Precinct
He s also ordered to pay $12 million in restitution.
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A Brainerd man who admitted to helping set a fire at the Minneapolis Police Department s Third Precinct during last May s riots has been sentenced.
Dylan Robinson, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson in December 2020, and on Wednesday, April 28, he was sentenced to 48 months (four years) in prison, the U.S. Attorney s Office announced.
Robinson went to the Third Precinct on May 28, 2020, a few days after George Floyd was murdered by police, and breached a fence at the precinct. He lit an object held by an unidentified co-conspirator, who then threw it toward the Third Precinct building.
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A Brainerd man has been sentenced to four years in prison and must pay $12 million in restitution for his role in lighting the Minneapolis Third Precinct police headquarters on fire during civil unrest after the death of George Floyd.Last May, Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, trampled over a fence meant to keep protesters out and lit a Molotov cocktail, which another person threw toward the precinct shortly after the crowd began shouting, Burn it down, burn it down, according to federal charges. On the night of May 28, 2020, Mr. Robinson chose to depart from lawful protest and instead engaged in violence and destruction, said a statement by Acting U.S. Attorney Anders Folk, whose office prosecuted the case. The arson at the Minneapolis Police Department s Third Precinct put lives at risk and contributed to widespread lawlessness in Minneapolis. Robinson pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. As part of hi
Brainerd man sentenced to prison, $12 million in restitution for Minneapolis Police Third Precinct arson
On Dec. 15, 2020, Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson.
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MINNEAPOLIS A Brainerd, Minn., man was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in the arson fire last year at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building.
As part of his sentencing Wednesday, April 28, Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, also was ordered to serve two years of supervised release and pay $12 million in restitution, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
According to court documents, on the night of May 28, 2020, Robinson went to the Third Precinct where a crowd of hundreds had gathered following the murder of George Floyd. At one point, the crowd began shouting, “Burn it down, burn it down.” Soon after, a fence that was designed
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