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Illinois Man Charged With Handing Out Explosives To Rioters In Minneapolis

When the riots recently began in Minneapolis, there were bad people who saw an opportunity to make things worse.

One example is this guy, Matthew Lee Rupert. He’s not even from Minneapolis, he’s from Illinois. But he found his way to the riot and handed out explosives.

Now he is under arrest.

The Hill reports:

Illinois man charged with handing out explosives to Minneapolis rioters

An Illinois man faces several federal charges after he allegedly handed out explosive devices to rioters in Minneapolis demonstrating against the killing of George Floyd.

Officials charged Matthew Lee Rupert, 28, with civil disorder, carrying on a riot and possession of unregistered destructive devices after he allegedly handed out the explosives last week and encouraged people to throw them at law enforcement.

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