{"id":632543,"date":"2021-08-11T07:21:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T11:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=632543"},"modified":"2021-08-11T07:21:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T11:21:59","slug":"boasting-floyd-rioter-sentenced-to-nine-years-behind-bars-i-lit-it-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boasting-floyd-rioter-sentenced-to-nine-years-behind-bars-i-lit-it-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Boasting Floyd Rioter Sentenced To Nine Years Behind Bars: \u2018I Lit It On Fire!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboasting-floyd-rioter-sentenced-to-nine-years-behind-bars-i-lit-it-on-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=632543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-11-at-6.06.23-AM.png?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A boastful rioter protesting the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/george-floyd\">George Floyd<\/a>&nbsp;last summer in Minneapolis has been sentenced to nearly nine years behind bars for handing out explosives and setting a store on fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew Rupert, 29, of Galesburg, Ill., has been sentenced to nearly 9 years in federal prison after being convicted for his role in the Minneapolis BLM-Antifa riots last year,\u201d Andy Ngo reported Tuesday. \u201cHe handed out explosives &amp; set a store on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Ngo, Rupert\u2019s sentence is the longest thus far for those involved in the left-wing Black Lives Matter\/Antifa riots.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cConvicted <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLM?src=hashtag_click\">#BLM<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> arsonist Matthew Lee Rupert drove more than 400 miles from Illinois to riot in Minneapolis on 28 May, 2020,\u201d Ngo added. \u201cIn addition to handing out shell explosives to rioters, he doused lighter fluid over a pile of boxes inside a store &amp; set it on fire.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.434782608696\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Convicted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLM<\/a> arsonist Matthew Lee Rupert drove more than 400 miles from Illinois to riot in Minneapolis on 28 May, 2020. In addition to handing out shell explosives to rioters, he doused lighter fluid over a pile of boxes inside a store &amp; set it on fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VxqpeCeynR\">https:\/\/t.co\/VxqpeCeynR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1425222696028319750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMatthew Rupert chose to drive more than 400 miles from his home in Illinois to Minnesota to engage in violence and destruction, all while broadcasting it for the world to see. Peaceful protest was not on his agenda,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mn\/pr\/illinois-man-sentenced-prison-arson-minneapolis-cell-phone-store-during-summer-2020-civil\">outlined<\/a>&nbsp;acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. \u201cArson, looting, property damage, and the glorification of it, will not be tolerated. Today, justice has caught up with Mr. Rupert as he must now account for his crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael Paul, special agent in charge of the FBI\u2019s Minneapolis field office, called Rupert \u201cyet another violent offender \u2026 held to account for his reckless and deliberate damage to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Rupert made his way to Minneapolis for the express purpose of instigating lawless behavior on our local streets,\u201d Paul said in a statement. \u201cHe demonstrated no purpose other than endangering peaceful protests by actively encouraging violence against law enforcement and personally destroying community businesses. Together with our local partners, FBI Minneapolis and ATF St. Paul continue to hold indifferent criminals like Mr. Rupert accountable for their dangerous and divisive criminal conduct in the Twin Cities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, Rupert \u201centered a boarded-up Sprint store and ordered others to pile boxes on the ground before dousing them with lighter fluid and setting them on fire, causing extensive damage,\u201d Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/blm-rioter-who-set-minneapolis-store-on-fire-sentenced-to-almost-9-years-in-prison\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The criminal live-streamed his actions via social media and publicly boasted about going to Minneapolis to \u201criot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lit it on fire!\u201d Rupert reportedly yelled as he ran away from the store.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe come to riot, boy!\u201d he\u2019s heard exclaiming via livestream.&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019ve got some bombs if some of you all want to throw them back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month,&nbsp;26-year-old Minnesota man Montez T. Lee Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/george-floyd-rioter-admits-he-set-pawnshop-ablaze-but-denies-killing-man-inside\">admitted<\/a> to setting a local pawnshop ablaze while rioting last May to protest the death of Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>A 30-year-old man was later found inside the burned-down shop, though Lee is claiming through his defense team that he\u2019s not responsible for the death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProsecutors are contending that federal sentencing guidelines call for Lee to receive a prison term ranging from 17\u00bd to 20 years,\u201d the Star Tribune reported. \u201cThe defense calculates a term of five years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The BLM riots that exploded across the nation last year resulted in the deaths of dozens and billions of dollars in damage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/model-blm-activist-all-hell-will-break-loose-if-chauvin-not-convicted-buildings-will-be-on-fire\">Model, BLM Activist: \u2018All Hell Will Break Loose\u2019 If Chauvin Not Convicted, Buildings Will Be \u2018On&nbsp;Fire\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/george-floyd-rioter-admits-he-set-pawnshop-ablaze-but-denies-killing-man-inside\">George Floyd Rioter Admits He Set Pawnshop Ablaze But Denies Killing Man&nbsp;Inside<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A boastful rioter protesting the death of George Floyd\u00a0last summer in Minneapolis has been sentenced to nearly nine years behind bars for handing out explosives and setting a store on &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-632543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}