Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to May 2020 Civil Unrest in Salt Lake City

Rojas remains on home confinement until the date of his sentencing which is currently set for November 24, 2021. Rojas faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years in prison, a payment of $2,500.000 in agreed upon restitution, and a term of supervised release of three years.

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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Deputy U.S. Marshal with Hammer During Portland Protest

At the time, federal law enforcement personnel were staged inside the courthouse to protect the facility and respond to incidents. After Gaines drove a hole through the plywood barrier, Deputy U.S. Marshals exited the door to prevent him from trespassing into the closed building.

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San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Starting Fire in Santa Monica Restaurant During Last Year’s Civil Unrest

Tillmon was identified by detectives with the Santa Monica Police Department, who reviewed numerous security videos and social media posts. Tillmon was also linked to the fire when investigators uncovered a video showing his white Ford Explorer parking next to the Sake House four minutes before the fire started and then reversing across the street soon after the

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Champaign Man Sentenced for Inciting Riot

Further, after the riot, Betts fled to Mississippi where he used his cell phone to conduct internet searches such as, “can police find your location by logging in messenger,” “can police track your facebook,” and “what are charges for starting a riot.”

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Patton Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison for Role in May 2020 Salt Lake City Civil Unrest

I gotta do is sneakily throw a rock through a window” and immediately followed up with “of the police station” and that “[I]’m breaking things.” In a separate text string, Patton stated to a friend that “[I]’m fully going down there with the intention of breaking things. [I]f you don’t want to be near me I understand. [B]ut people need to know that [S]alt [L]ake is upset too.”  After the civil disruption, Patton texted

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Man Sentenced to 33 months in Prison for Possessing Molotov Cocktails at La Mesa Protest

At the time of the protest in La Mesa, several fires were set, and those fires damaged buildings and  property. In fact, Karas was standing in the street in front of the Chase and Union banks that was set ablaze. In the early morning hours of May 31, 2020, at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers gave orders to the crowd, including Karas, to disperse for an unlawful assembly.

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Kent, Washington Man Who Engaged in Looting During Downtown Seattle Civil Unrest Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Firearm

According to the criminal complaint, on June 1, 2020, Seattle Police officers responded to reports of a break-in and looting at the Sneaker City store on Pike Street in downtown Seattle.  When police arrived, various suspects were running away from the store.  Witnesses said some

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