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Illinois man federally charged for rioting passed out explosives in Minneapolis

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Illinois man federally charged for rioting passed out explosives in Minneapolis | FOX6Now.com
CHICAGO — A 28-year-old Illinois man is facing federal charges for rioting and possessing explosive devices after he traveled to Minneapolis last week amidthe unrest caused by the death of George Floyd.

According to U.S. Attorney Erica MacDonald, Matthew Rupert, of Galesburg, Illinois, has been charged with civil disorder, carrying on a riot and possession of unregistered destructive devices.
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Friday, he posted a cellphone video his Facebook in which he can be seen passing out explosive devices to others, encouraging them to throw them at law enforcement. He also actively damages property in the video and lit a building on fire before looting other businesses.

In the video, Rupert can be heard telling other rioters that he has explosives to throw at SWAT team members. He is seen handing an item with “brown casing and a green wick” to another person in the crowd.

He can also be seen asking for lighter fluid before running into a Sprint store. After he enters the store he says, “I lit it on fire.”

The video shows Rupert looting an Office Depot locati
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It's good that they caught this POS. Where he's from, Galesburg Illinois is just about as Billy Bob Yeehaw as you can get in this state.
 
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If there are arrests from out of the protest area, the statistics should be released with redactions for privacy concerns!
 
We've got some kooks in this country.


There's a theory that when America opened up immigration, all the crazy people in Europe decided to come here.
 
swing_voter said:
We've got some kooks in this country.


There's a theory that when America opened up immigration, all the crazy people in Europe decided to come here.
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How many crazy Europeans would that be? Let's remember, it's all those crazy Europeans that built this country from scratch with their sweat and blood.
 
armycowboy said:
As an aside, why do people post videos of themselves engaging in illegal activity, to their social media accounts?
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I was thinking the same thing and I can’t figure it out. They are oblivious to their actions and the repercussions.
 
Gangsta wannabe by the look of his tattoos. ( Latin gang wannabe)

his brother and girlfriend are also in trouble. Not a bright bunch of people
 
armycowboy said:
As an aside, why do people post videos of themselves engaging in illegal activity, to their social media accounts?
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Because they are a couple of fries short of a happy meal.
 
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