A Chicago man admitted Tuesday he helped set fire to an unoccupied Chicago Transit Authority van amid the rioting and looting that consumed downtown in May 2020 after he declared on video that, “I’m on my way to protest for a Rolex.”
Lamar Taylor pleaded guilty to an arson conspiracy and civil disorder. He faces a likely sentence of more than three years in prison. His sentencing hearing is set for Aug. 30.
