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Donta Betts

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:2010s
State:Maryland
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Police Accountability Black Liberation
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Biography

Black Baltimore 20-year-old federally convicted for his role in the April 2015 Freddie Gray uprising — specifically for making a destructive device (lighter fluid on propane tanks) intended for use during the unrest. Sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, the longest sentence from the Baltimore Uprising.

Case

Charges: Making a destructive device; related federal counts (Baltimore Uprising, April 2015).
Arrested: May 1, 2015
Sentenced: Aug 1, 2016
Sentence: 15 years federal prison.
Convicted: Yes