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In December, a judge denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against Shamar Betts, whom prosecutors accused of using Facebook to incite the May June 1 riot that resulted in damage to around 50 businesses in Champaign.
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His Local State Federal Police had been set to begin in April. Betts, who remains in custody at the Champaign County Jail on a related burglary charge, is scheduled to be sentenced in June. Prosecutors had alleged that Betts, 20, had posted a message and flyer on Facebook urging people to meet at Market Place Mall with bricks, and that he bragged about the riot on Facebook Live. He could also be seen in video footage leaving the Old Navy store with clothing, the indictment alleged.
Betts is represented by federal Public Defender Elisabeth Pollock. The prosecution was led by Assistant U. Attorney Eugene Miller. Ben Zigterman is a reporter covering business at The News-Gazette.
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