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Branden Wolfe

Released
Full name:Branden Michael Wolfe
Date of birth:09. 05. 2003
Age:23
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2020s
Inmate Number:#22425-041
State:Minnesota
Time Imprisoned:
3 Years 5 Months 11 Days
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Police Accountability Black Lives Matter Movement
Branden Wolfe

Biography

Branden Michael Wolfe’s arrest stemmed from the mass protests and unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd. Prosecutors said Wolfe, a resident of St. Paul, took part in the events surrounding the burning of a precinct building operated by the Minneapolis Police Department in Minneapolis, including acts meant to accelerate the fire and the taking of police equipment. He was federally charged and later sentenced to a multi-year prison term, alongside a restitution order tied to the extensive damage from the arson.

Case

Charges: Federal aiding and abetting arson - May 28, 2020 burning of the Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct three days.
Arrested: Jun 2, 2020
Sentenced: May 3, 2021
Incarcerated: May 3, 2021
Released: Oct 14, 2024
Sentence: 41 months federal prison + 2 years supervised release + approximately $12 million in restitution. Sentenced May 4, 2021 by U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota; released October 15, 2024. BOP register number 22425-041. Verdict as recorded: Yes - guilty plea, April 2021, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota Charges as recorded: Federal aiding and abetting arson - May 28, 2020 burning of the Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct three days after the police killing of George Floyd. Federal prosecutors alleged Wolfe pushed a barrel into a fire that had already been set at the precinct entrance to accelerate it; he also took body armor, weapons, and ammunition belonging to MPD from the scene.
Convicted: Yes