By David Thomas
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday sentenced disbarred lawyer Colinford Mattis to one year and one day in prison for his role in setting fire to an empty New York City police car with a Molotov cocktail during May 2020 protests over George Floyd’s death, the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office said.
U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in Brooklyn also ordered Mattis, a former associate at law firm Pryor Cashman, to pay $30,107 in restitution to New York City and to serve one year of supervised release.
Attorneys for Mattis did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Prosecutors had recommended an 18 to 24-month sentence for Mattis, arguing that targeting a police car with “homemade firebombs is extremely dangerous criminal conduct that warrants a serious sentence.” They made the same recommendation for Mattis’ co-defendant, Urooj Rahman, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in November.
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