late 2021. The charge against Edwards went before a federal trial. Authorities alleged that Edwards had illegally entered and looted several downtown businesses and participated in acts of arson at the Target Corporation and possibly at Brit's Pub. After a four-day trial, the jury on August 12, 2021, convicted Edwards on one count of riot and one count of arson. On December 29, 2021, he was sentenced to 9 1⁄3 months in prison and ordered to pay $941,682.28 in restitution. Local arrests and criminal charges State and local officials arrested at least 132 people during the unrest that featured looting, reports of shots fired, thrown bottles at police, and the discharge of commercial grade fireworks. Of those arrested, 27 were charged by Hennepin County officials, all of whom were Minnesota residents, with home addresses in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, several suburban cities, and Saint Cloud. Four of the arrests were of people who allegedly broke into the Pixie Liquor store in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, during the unrest. Two of the people charged were for assault of police officers who responded to the riots. Brayshaun Gibson, a 28-year-old man from Minneapolis, was charged for burglary and for assaulting a police officer by throwing a 15-pound metal garbage can lid and knocking him unconscious on August 26. The injured officer allegedly had a connection to Gibson whose vehicle was also involved in a recent burglary. Gibson said that he was eating at downtown restaurant and became angry when learning of the rumors of a possible police shooting, and he regretted being involved in the ensuing chaos. The officer was hospitalized for possible spinal injuries and underwent continued treatment and therapy after being released. Gibson pled guilty in Hennepin County court on November 15, 2021. As part of the plea deal, several other riot and burglary charges against Gibson were dropped. Gibson was sentenced on January 5, 2022, to one year of house arrest with electronic monitoring. See also 2020–2021 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest List of incidents of civil unrest in Minneapolis–Saint Paul References Further reading City of Minneapolis (August 27, 2020). "Curfew in place tonight Aug. 27; stay home". GovDelivery. Retrieved December 1, 2021. Martin, Marti (August 28, 2020). "After the rioting — looking for reasons, praying for peace and justice". MinnPost. Retrieved August 27, 2021. Nimtz, August (October 16, 2020). "The disturbing lessons from the downtown Minneapolis’ youth riot". Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. Retrieved