Rioter sentenced to probation, ordered to get GED
A Butler man recently paroled from prison in Allegheny County where he pleaded guilty to charges for attacking a broadcast news cameraman and damaging a Pittsburgh police vehicle during a May 30, 2020 Black Lives Matter rally in Pittsburgh, was sentenced to probation Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court on charges for inciting a riot in Butler the day after the rally.
Jordan Michael Erdos, 22, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of terroristic threats and was sentenced to serve 12 months of probation, complete 50 hours of community service and ordered to earn a General Education Development diploma while serving probation.
Judge Timothy F. McCune ordered the sentence after accepting a plea agreement negotiated by the district attorney's office and the public defender's office.
In social media posts he made in May, Erdos said: “We loot we rob we set (expletive) on fire we do what have to be noticed.”
“#NoJusticeNoPeace” was another post. His last post was “Riot in butler May 31st at 2:00. meet at the diamond park.”
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