Here's a little perspective of what has been going on both here in Minneapolis and accross the country.
'We came to riot': Illinois man livestreamed lighting fires in Minneapolis
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‘Let’s start a riot’: Galesburg man hit with federal charge related to rioting in Chicago [that should read Minneapolis, not Chicago]
An Illinois man who came to Minneapolis to riot over the weekend livestreamed himself handing out explosives, destroying property and appearing to set a Sprint store on fire, according to charges filed in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota on Monday afternoon.
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Last Thursday night, Rupert, of Galesburg, Ill., posted on his public Facebook page an invitation for "goons" to join him in traveling to Minneapolis, where he said he was renting hotel rooms and planned to wreak havoc and "take hella good videos."
The livestreamed videos, cited as evidence by FBI investigators in the complaint, show his role in the riots on Friday night and early Monday, including distributing explosives and then announcing, "He's throwing my bombs ... they're going to bomb the police with them."
"Good shot, my boy," he shouted after one of the explosions, according to the complaint. "We came here to riot," he declared later.
Later in the night, Rupert asked for lighter fluid and entered a Sprint store, according to the complaint. "I lit it on fire," he said, before entering an Office Depot and stealing items from it.
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Last Thursday night, Rupert, of Galesburg, Ill., posted on his public Facebook page an invitation for "goons" to join him in traveling to Minneapolis, where he said he was renting hotel rooms and planned to wreak havoc and "take hella good videos."
The livestreamed videos, cited as evidence by FBI investigators in the complaint, show his role in the riots on Friday night and early Monday, including distributing explosives and then announcing, "He's throwing my bombs ... they're going to bomb the police with them."
"Good shot, my boy," he shouted after one of the explosions, according to the complaint. "We came here to riot," he declared later.
Later in the night, Rupert asked for lighter fluid and entered a Sprint store, according to the complaint. "I lit it on fire," he said, before entering an Office Depot and stealing items from it.
'We came to riot': Illinois man livestreamed lighting fires in Minneapolis
Also:
‘Let’s start a riot’: Galesburg man hit with federal charge related to rioting in Chicago [that should read Minneapolis, not Chicago]
The charges against Rupert hit as U.S. officials seek to determine if extremist groups had infiltrated protests nationwide and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward violence — and if foreign adversaries were behind a burgeoning disinformation campaign on social media.
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