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Source: The Associated Press/NBC News
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release and pay $12 million for damages that resulted from the May 2020 precinct fire.
April 29, 2021, 8:20 AM EDT / Source: Associated Press
By The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS A Brainerd man who pleaded guilty to helping set fire to a Minneapolis police station during protests over the death of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison.
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release and pay back $12 million for damages that resulted from the May 2020 precinct fire. Robinson pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to commit arson.
A federal complaint accuses Robinson of lighting a Molotov cocktail that another person threw toward the Third Precinct headquarters. In addition, Robinson and others allegedly tore down a fence that surrounded the building.
Three other people have pleaded guilty in federal court for their roles in the precinct fire and are awaiting sentencing.
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