Two men were sentenced on Wednesday for their roles in two different arsons during civil unrest in Minneapolis.
A Wayzata man was sentenced for conspiring to commit arson today in the burning of the Wells Fargo branch on 30th and Nicollet during the riots that stemmed from the murder of George Floyd.
According to court documents, Marc Gonzales, 30, along with others intentionally poured gasoline on the bank property to accelerate the burning of the branch. Gonzales said he and the other suspects were egged on by a "burn it down" chant from people watching their actions.
Gonzales was sentenced to 37 months in prison. Once released, he will be under supervised release for three years.
In a separate case, a sentence was handed down to a Richfield man who conspired to commit arson of the Target Corporation’s headquarters building in August after a murder suspect committed suicide in downtown Minneapolis.
Shador Tommie Cortez Jackson, 24, along with others broke into the building by breaking the glass doors. Once they entered, they set at least one fire in the mailroom.
Jackson was sentenced to 33 months in prison and two years of supervised release.