United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against Dylan Robinson, 22, charging him with aiding and abetting arson at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct. Robinson, who was arrested on June, 14, 2020, in Breckenridge, Colorado.
According to the allegations in the complaint, on the night of May 28, 2020, the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct was overrun and heavily damaged due to vandalism and arson. Investigators identified multiple separate fires had been started in the building. Surveillance video footage from the Third Precinct shows two individuals light a Molotov cocktail and throw it at the Third Precinct building. One of the individuals can be seen throwing a second Molotov cocktail at the Third Precinct building. Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were able to identify Robinson in the surveillance video.
According to the allegations in the complaint, ATF investigators reviewed a video posted on Robinson’s Snapchat account that shows at least one individual appearing to make a Molotov cocktail while multiple unidentified voices provide directions on how to make the device. During the video, Robinson typed several comments, including “These guys have never made a Molotov… Rookies,” and “We need gasoline.” Investigators reviewed another Snapchat video in which Robinson can be seen setting a fire in a stairwell inside the Third Precinct. On the evening of June 12, 2020, investigators located Robinson in the Denver, Colorado area. Robinson was arrested on June, 14, 2020, in Breckenridge, Colorado.
