A Crafton man already serving time in state prison for his actions during the May 30, 2020, George Floyd protests in Downtown Pittsburgh was ordered Thursday to time served in his federal case. Raekwon Blankenship, 25, appeared before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab via video conference. In addition to
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A Crafton man who already pleaded guilty in state court to charges stemming from last year’s protests in Downtown Pittsburgh over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota entered a similar plea Tuesday in federal court.
Raekwon Blankenship, 25, pleaded guilty to a single count of obstruction of law enforcement during civil order before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab.
He will be sentenced in federal court Nov. 4.
Blankenship already is scheduled for sentencing in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court on Aug. 12.