Photo: Photo from federal charging document. Photos from the arrest of Branden Michael Wolfe. Josh Skluzacek Created: May 05, 2021 09:46 AM
A St. Paul man was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the burning of the Minneapolis Police Department s Third Precinct building.
The U.S. Attorney s Office said 23-year-old Branden Michael Wolfe was sentenced to over three years (41 months) in prison and was ordered to pay $12 million in restitution. He will also serve two years of supervised release.
Court documents say Wolfe went to the Third Precinct on the night of May 28, 2020, where hundreds of people had gathered. As some people tore down a fence designed to keep trespassers out, Wolfe pushed a barrel into a fire in the entrance of the precinct to try to accelerate the fire. Prosecutors say Wolfe also entered the precinct and stole several items, including a police vest, handcuffs, a knife, pistol magazine, police radio and ammunition.
St. Paul man sentenced for 3rd Precinct arson, ordered to pay $12M in restitution
By FOX 9 Staff article
The Minneapolis Police Department s Third Precinct was set on fire and breached during the riots following George Floyd s death in May 2020.
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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A St. Paul, Minnesota man was sentenced to 41 months in prison Tuesday for his role in the arson at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct last May.
Branden Wolfe, 23, pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. As part of his sentencing, he was ordered to serve two years of supervised release and pay $12 million in restitution, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 29, 2021
A Minnesota man who helped start a fire at a police station in Minneapolis during a protest following the death of George Floyd has been sentenced to four years in jail and fined $12 million.
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson last year after admitting to lighting a Molotov cocktail that another individual tossed into the Third Precinct building, which is where the officers involved in the death of Floyd worked. No officers or protesters were injured in the blaze, but the building suffered heavy damage.
“On the night of May 28, 2020, Mr. Robinson chose to depart from lawful protest and instead engaged in violence and destruction. The arson at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct put lives at risk and contributed to widespread lawlessness in Minneapolis,” said Acting U.S. Attorney
A Minnesota man who helped start a fire at a police station in Minneapolis during a protest following the death of George Floyd has been sentenced to four years in jail and fined $12 million.