A Reno man was sentenced to 60 months' probation after pleading guilty to damaging the Bruce R. Thompson Federal Courthouse during a protest in May 2020 following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

According to court documents and admissions made in court, Keith Moreno threw a cigarette receptacle (weighing about 23 pounds) and a rock through the first floor windows near the front entrance of the courthouse. Moreno broke at least one of the courthouse windows.

The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of Destruction of Government Property. Moreno faces a statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI made the announcement.

This case is the product of an investigation by the FBI, Nevada Attorney General’s Office, Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, and U.S. Marshals Service.

ORIGINAL: JULY 2020 

The United States Attorney's Office, District of Nevada, says a Reno man was arrested and charged for breaking windows at the Reno federal courthouse during the May 30th protests relating to the death of George Floyd.

Officials said 27-year-old Keith Moreno made his initial court appearance on Thursday, for allegedly destroying federal property.

The Attorney's Office said Moreno allegedly threw a cigarette receptacle, weighing about 23 pounds, and two rocks through the first floor windows of the Bruce R. Thompson Federal Courthouse at 400 South Virginia Street. They said he broke three of the courthouse's windows.

Officials said Moreno allegedly boasted about having thrown the receptacle through the courthouse window and allegedly bragged that law enforcement was not smart enough to find him, and claimed that if there was further civil unrest, "I'd go right back to it."

The Attorney's Office said Moreno was arrested on July 1.

Officials say Moreno faces a statutory maximum sentence of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine for destruction of government property.