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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Activist who acknowledged helping flip police car during 2020 protest sentenced to 1 year in prison

© Copyright 2023 The Philadelphia Inquirer

A well-known west Philadelphia activist who acknowledged having helped overturn a police car during 2020 protests following the death of George Floyd has been sentenced to a year in prison.

Anthony Smith was sentenced Tuesday following a guilty plea in June to a federal charge of obstructing law enforcement during a civil disorder, which included aiding and abetting an arson, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

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