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Felony Riot Charge Against Rochester Man Dropped in Plea Deal
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Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man charged with participating in the Minneapolis riots last May today entered into a plea agreement and admitted to a misdemeanor offense.
24-year-old Junior Gary Smith pleaded guilty to a charge of violating emergency powers and was sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation. He was originally charged with second-degree felony riot while armed with a dangerous weapon.
The criminal complaint alleged Smith was a passenger in a dark Mercedes sedan with no visible license plate that was seen traveling at a high rate of speed in an area of Lake Street in Minneapolis where there had been a number of incidents involving looting and arson fires.
After officers, with their guns drawn, ordered the driver to stop, Smith and three other men were ordered out of the vehicle. The criminal charges stated that Smith had a handgun tucked into his waistband and a backpack that contained a hammer and spray paint.
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