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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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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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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Tennessee Man Charged with Civil Rights Violations for Series of Church Arsons

If convicted, Fox faces up to 20 years in prison for each fire, and a consecutive five-year sentence for the firearms violation.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the Middle District of Tennessee made the announcement.

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