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Man sentenced to 4 years in prison for burning of police station at Floyd protest
23-year-old Dylan Shakespeare Robinson was also ordered to pay $12 million in restitution for his role in setting the fire.
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A 23-year-old has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in burning a police station during a protest calling for justice for
George Floyd.
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson has also been ordered two years of supervised release and to pay $12 million in restitution. Robinson pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Three other men also pleaded guilty to participating in the burning of the police building. According to the office of
Who is Charles McMillian?
Charles McMillian is a 61-year-old man who witnessed the death of George Floyd outside a store in Minneapolis. He has currently been called upon as a witness in the trial against one of the former officers, Derek Chauvin.
During the trial when McMillian saw the footage of Floyd s interaction with the police officers and his eventual death, the 61-year-old witness broke down saying he felt helpless . McMillian recalled the incident. Basically, I [saw] the officer asking Mr Floyd to get out of the truck. Floyd was later allowed to sit on the sidewalk and was placed in handcuffs. Two police officers made Floyd stand up and walked him across the street to a police car parked outside Cup Foods.