PHOTO: Two Salt Lake City men accused of setting fire to an empty police car during protests over the death of George Floyd were charged in federal court Wednesday.
Investigators studied video footage to find Jackson Stuart Tamowski Patton, 26, and La’Troi Newbins, 28. They are accused of tossing combustible substances into the patrol car Saturday, feeding the flames that destroyed it, prosecutors said in court documents.
Patton, who is listed as white, was arrested Tuesday during another anti-police-brutality protest, after officers recognized his tattoos, authorities said. Newbins, who is identified as black, turned himself into police Wednesday.
Newbins used a megaphone and appeared to be a leader in the protests Monday, prosecutors said. Investigators identified him using news reports, including one where he helped negotiate a peaceful exit for protesters without mass arrests.