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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“It’s a good thing these evil people are also stupid. “
yeah, but it’s like stomping cockroaches when you unexpectedly turn on the kitchen lights at 2:00am: you only get the slow and stupid ones ...
an office so small they can only do one thing at a time
These are stupid children who think they’re out for a good time and they don’t realize they’re committing multiple felonies
Of course filming themselves and putting it on line is icing on the cake
It will make the cops jobs very easy!
Time to check his employment record/where/by whom, any previous criminal charges/convictions, any mental health issues (he’s as crazy as Joe Biden when locked in his basement, plus), and which lucky prison is going to get his fine, bent-over butt for entertainment.
The key words here are “federal prosecution”. BLM and Antifa have been empowered because they know state authorities will not aggressively prosecute them. Gonna be a whole different story in Federal court.
No biggy. He’ll be out on time served or paroled in his mom’s custody.
“The role of Speaker of the House is a pretty useful position for an idiot.”
Second in line to be POTUS.
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