Public properties were also damaged or destroyed in the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct, Seattle Police East Precinct, and a local high school in Minnesota. Police vehicles have been set on fire in South Carolina, Washington, Rhode Island, Georgia, Utah, and other states.
During the protests, corporate and local businesses were also targeted including the Target Corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, Boost Mobile Store in Milwaukee, Champ Sports Store in Tampa, a pizza parlor in Los Angeles, and a sushi bar in Santa Monica.
“Through these acts, these individuals have shown minimal regard to their communities and for the safety of others and themselves,” according to the DOJ.
The Justice Department estimated that the damages to public properties cost millions of dollars in taxpayers’ money.
Charges of violence and threats of violence pending
In Virginia Beach, VA, authorities arrested a man alleged to have threatened to burn down an African American church. John Malcolm Bareswill pleaded guilty to making threats by telephone to burn the church and kill the pastor. He faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison when sentenced on Nov. 12.
