Cody Nowlin

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2020s
State:Arkansas
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Biography

Cody Nowlin is one of the four Little Rock, Arkansas defendants — alongside Mujera Benjamin Lunga’ho, Renea Goddard, and Angel Espinosa-Villegas — federally prosecuted for the torching of Little Rock police vehicles during the protests that followed the police murder of George Floyd. In September 2022 he pleaded guilty to possession of a Molotov cocktail and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. He began his sentence in 2024.

Case

Charges: Possession of a Molotov cocktail — Little Rock, Arkansas police-vehicle arsons
Sentenced: Dec 7, 2023
Sentence: 18 months federal prison Sentenced December 7, 2023 to 18 months imprisonment, 24 months supervised release and $35,956.31 restitution. DOJ names this defendant Emily Nowlin; earlier Cody Nowlin record refers to the same Arkansas prosecution and September 26, 2022 plea. Arrest, actual prison admission and release day remain unresolved. Do not use sentence day or scheduled early-2024 reporting as actual prison entry. Later support roundup confirms released by July 2024 but does not establish exact endpoint. Sources: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edar/pr/defendants-sentenced-federal-prison-fire-bombings-police-vehicles; https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/12/12/little-rock-police-vehicle-arson-cases-end-with-federal-sentencing-of-four-defendants
Convicted: Yes

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