Posted on 06/01/2020 7:01:47 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
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.
Matthew Lee Rupert, 28, is charged with civil disorder, possession of unregistered explosives and participating in and organizing riots, making him the first to face federal prosecution for allegedly taking part in the fires, looting and other violence that engulfed the Twin Cities since the death of George Floyd in police custody.
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."
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Meth mouth. Anyone else think he was paid to start crap? Probably in drugs instead of dollars.
“rioting without a permit....”
:-)
Fakebook and Twits-r-here are the Detectives' best friends.
You can’t even burn leaves or set off fireworks in Galesburg.
“It’s a good thing these evil people are also stupid. “
The leaders are not stupid. This must be a very useful idiot.
Hopefully, he is also such a pussy that he will easily roll over and tell LE what he knows about some of the leaders, or higher ups who themselves know the leads. Hopefully, he knows enough to give LE some good leads.
I hope the jailers turn their backs while he is gang banged in the shower.
livestreamed —> lamesteamed, in his case...
I am assuming he looks like a White supremacist. But I need to look for an image.
Hollywood criminals are fighting over who gets to bail this shitstain out.
It isn’t just Antifa and Black Lies Matter, it is freelance idiots like this a$$hat.
“This must be a very useful idiot.”
The role of Speaker of the House is a pretty useful position for an idiot.
whoops
“Sadly this will interrupt his medical studies.”
Too true. I imagine old Rupert didn’t think thru what this might mean for his remaining 60 - 70 years. Unless his parents are rich, he’s sorta screwed with a federal rap sheet. Can you get a job as a garbage collector with a federal rap sheet?
I am a bit put out that the authorities were unable to locate any other rioters. Had the rest shutdown their social media accounts before leaving home to create mayhem?
They don’t want to locate any of them. They are encouraging if not aiding and abetting the rioters.
and so recorded ...
You are correct.Not only will it continue, it will get worse.
“A spokeswoman for the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office said that, while it will continue to pursue charges against rioters, their top priority will remain on the civil rights investigation into the events surrounding the death of Floyd.”
apparently they can handle only one thing at a time ...
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