"He is our neighbor, and I would be glad to know him and welcome him here to this space. "I don't hold any animosity to him or toward his family or to anyone," she said.
Eileen Gebbie, said that she forgives him. While Martinez did not show any remorse his actions, the pastor at the church, Rev. A US judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag from a church and burned it outside a strip club. The sentences will be served consecutively. Im totes un surprised at the sentence, as gjd900 kindly elaborated its seen as. Adolfo Martinez was sentenced to at least 15 years jail time after setting the Pride flag outside a church on fire. Bigotry, alcohol problems, poor impulse control and the means to murder. He was convicted by a jury, and a judge sentenced him to the maximum of 15 years in prison on the arson charge, one year in jail on the reckless use of explosives charge, and 30 days for harassment. Man who tore down and burned an LGBT Pride flag jailed for 15 years. He told KCCI that he did not regret his actions and said he was "guilty as charged."ĭespite admitting his guilt on television, Martinez pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was charged with a hate crime of arson, reckless use of explosives or fire, and harassment. Martinez said that he burned the flag because he opposes homosexually. He then carried it a gentleman's club a few blocks away where he doused it with lighter fluid and lit it on fire.
Do not sell my info in the footer at any time. Flag desecration is the desecration of a flag, violation of flag protocol, or various acts that intentionally destroy, damage, or mutilate a flag in public.
Adolfo Martinez, 30, saw the flag at the Church of Christ in Ames and ripped it down. The Iowa man was found guilty of committing a hate crime against the Iowa gay. The Justice Department told a judge on Friday that Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio should get three months in jail for burning a Black Lives Matter flag in December and bringing high-capacity. An Iowa man who burned an LBGTQ flying at a church was sentenced to 16 years in prison.