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A ‘Good Person Who Made A Terrible Mistake,’ Judge Says Of Man Who Torched Minneapolis Police Station With Molotov Cocktail

Ashe Schow
A ‘Good Person Who Made A Terrible Mistake,’ Judge Says Of Man Who Torched Minneapolis Police Station With Molotov Cocktail
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It was a mistake anyone could have made, really.

Bryce Michael Williams, 27, pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Minneapolis police station as part of the riots that sprung up across the country following the police-involved death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. On Monday, Williams was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for his crime. He was also ordered to pay $12 million in restitution for the damage, according to the Star Tribune.

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