Many people shared the accusation on social media, accusing Pederson of “kickstarting” the riot by being the umbrella man. 4:01 p.m. – He walks back into the building through the front door.

You can see a list and photos of some of the damaged businesses here. The Rowan Training Center is located at 600 Lafayette Rd., in Saint Paul, more than nine miles from the AutoZone, which is located at 2610 Lake Street East in Minneapolis. The narrative is ours and we must control it,” wrote one Twitter user.

in St. Paul during the time in which the “Umbrella Man” smashed windows at a Minneapolis AutoZone on May 27. The AutoZone windows were smashed at 6:32:58, which means there is no way Officer Pederson is “Umbrella Man.”, 15 Kellogg Blvd. Read about that photo here. It is clear to me that umbrella man puts the hammer into his backpack in this video. Heavy asked police how they know? video that confirms that Officer Jacob Pederson was not “Umbrella Man, SAINT PAUL POLICE DEPARTMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. Funny how fast the police can throw together an investigation when it involves getting one of their cops off the hook. The AutoZone windows were smashed at 6:32 p.m. Many people shared the accusation on social media, falsely accusing Pederson of “kickstarting” the riot by being the umbrella man. FacebookA screenshot floating around social media of the so-called umbrella man from the video. Claim: A video shows an undercover police officer purposely breaking windows during a protest in Minneapolis. However, St. Paul police insist the accusations against Pederson are false. The “Umbrella Man” video was first posted to Twitter and a link to the video was shared by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Here is a timeline of what is shown on surveillance videos from the training center: Officer Pederson remains in the Training Center until 6:38 p.m.

We want to be perfectly clear about this: The person in the video is not our officer. ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - New surveillance video proves a St. Paul, Minnesota police officer rumored to be a mysterious, umbrella-carrying man that smashed windows of a business during the Minneapolis riots could not have been at the scene during the crime. Chauvin and three other officers have been fired; a federal investigation is ongoing. It's not the officer, police say. So we also want to be perfectly clear about this: The person in the video is not our officer.”. We are aware of the social media post that erroneously identifies one of our officers as the person caught on video breaking windows in Minneapolis. We’ve seen it. In fact, he was working, as a Saint Paul police officer, protecting people and property.” Heavy asked the police if Pederson will grant an interview, but they said no, repeating that he had an alibi. Twitter So, it is 50/50 that the Umbrella man is cop Jacob Pederson. Some posts contained screenshots that purportedly contained unverified text messages in which someone who knows Pederson allegedly pointed the finger of suspicion against him. Dylan Park, an author, shared the text message screenshots and wrote, “From a close friend in Minny. The unrest in Minneapolis/St.

Here’s another video showing the mysterious umbrella man: VideoVideo related to jacob pederson is not the autozone umbrella man, st. paul police say2020-05-28T23:08:37-04:00.

“Unfortunately, some people continue to spread the lie—either out of genuine concern, a lack of knowledge about the situation, or maliciousness—so we’ve taken the extraordinary step of releasing the video that shows exactly where the officer was.”, This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. convince me this guy that started shit at autozone windows is not a COP pic.twitter.com/zmirgedQkD.

My grandfather was murdered by the KKK. “This type of disinformation can jeopardize the officer’s reputation and safety and chip away at the trust this police department has worked so hard to build with its community.”.

For example, people falsely claimed on social media that Chauvin was in a photo wearing a Make Whites Great Again hat, but it wasn’t him. “We knew right away that our officer was not involved in instigating the unrest in Minneapolis because we knew exactly where he was at the time—and he was in Saint Paul,” said Saint Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell.