Matthew Scott White Sentenced To 6 Years For St. Paul Rental Car Store Arson During Unrest

CBS Minnesota

June 17, 2021

A 31-year-old Minneapolis man was sentenced to six years in prison for setting fire to a St. Paul car rental business during the unrest following the murder of George Floyd.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Matthew Scott White also received three years of supervised release in connection to the arson on May 28, 2020 at an Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Court documents state surveillance camera footage shows White going inside the business, igniting a fire inside an office and feeding it papers and other items. He is also said to have told witnesses outside the building while he exited that it was “going up.”

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