Washington Man Sentenced to Prison for Hurling Molotov Cocktails at Police During Floyd Protest

A Washington man on Monday was sentenced to more than three years in prison for tossing Molotov cocktails at police.

Kelly Thomas Jackson, 20, throwing a Molotov cocktail at a vehicle during a violent protest in downtown Seattle, Washington, on May 30, 2020. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle

A Washington man on Monday was sentenced to more than three years in prison for tossing Molotov cocktails at police during a summer protest that turned violent in downtown Seattle.

Kelly Thomas Jackson, a 21-year-old man from Edmonds, was arrested in September and pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawfully possessing destructive devices on Jan. 6, according to a statement by the Department of Justice.