Man gets 5 years after police car set afire in 2020 protests

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison in a police car set on fire outside Philadelphia’s City Hall during 2020 protests following the death of George Floyd. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that 27-year-old Khalif Miller told a federal judge Monday he was sorry for his actions, which prosecutors described as throwing papers into a burning cruiser. U.S. District Chief Judge Juan R. Sánchez imposed a 61-month term on obstructing law enforcement during a civil disorder and firearms counts. Trial is scheduled later this month for a co-defendant. Another defendant was sentenced last month to 46 months and two other defendants were sentenced to shorter terms.