Montez Terriel Lee Jr., of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted for arson that resulted in a man’s death. More than two months after the arson, 30-year-old Oscar Lee Stewart was found dead in the rubble. Lee set the blaze during the riots after George Floyd’s death.
While sentencing guidelines indicated that Lee should be incarcerated for over 200 months, a memo from the US Attorney’s office for the District of Minnesota at the time of sentencing recommended a lesser sentence. The US Attorney stated that while “Mr. Lee committed a crime that cost a man his life,” his motives for setting the blaze should be taken into consideration at sentencing…………….