WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In addition to the prison term, Stewart, 22, will spend three years on supervised release, according to the Justice Department.
"Surveillance footage clearly captured Stewart starting the fires and then going out to the street to get paper and cardboard to feed the fires he had set," the release stated.
The US authorities said investigations into Baltimore arsons remain ongoing, and the the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives continues to offer a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to arrests of those responsible.
Followings Gray’s death, riots erupted in Baltimore following protests against police brutality throughout the United States. The authorities declared a curfew in Baltimore and deployed the Maryland National Guard, as well as arrested more than 250 people.
