No, none whatsoever."Īccording to state sentencing guidelines, an offender faces a maximum sentence of five years for the hate crime and arson charge, and a maximum of 13 months for the other charges however because he was deemed a habitual offender, the judge could hit him with the far-longer sentence. In an interview with KCCI, when asked if the incident was about homosexuality, he emphatically replied: "Yes, yes, yes. her heart bursting with pride as you, for the first time in your life. WMBF News is South Carolinas home for live, local, late-breaking news and First Alert Weather headlines for Myrtle Beach, Florence, and the Grand Strand and Pee Dee. Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds said the hate crime charges were added because he had targeted the church over "what it represents as far as sexual orientation." Richard Savina, charged in the Baltimore plot, got 15 years.203 May also exposed. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was sentenced 15 years for the hate crime of arson, a year for reckless use of explosives or fire, and 30 days for harassment Wednesday. An Iowa man who was arrested after tearing down and burning an LGBTQ flag that was hanging at a church will spend at least 15 years behind bars, according to reports. He also allegedly threatened to burn down the strip club after getting kicked out. By Ben Warren INFOWARS.COM Thursday, December 19, 2019. Martinez was arrested in June after taking the rainbow flag from the United Church of Christ in Ames. They said he admitted stealing it and dousing it in lighter fluid before burning it. In addition to spending a decade and a half in prison for burning the LGBT flag, the 30-year-old Martinez also will be serving an additional year for his use of fire and 30 days for harassment. Police arrested Martinez outside Dangerous Curves Gentleman's Club, where they found him yelling while setting the LGBTQ banner ablaze. This idiot and homophobe went to a gay bar, caused a scene and threatened to burn the building down (terroristic threats) he then stole a pride flag from a. Adolfo Martinez admitted to burning the flag and told local news media that.
The rainbow flag, which read "God is still speaking," was hung above the doorway of the Ames United Church of Christ. A man who removed and burned an LGBTQ Pride Banner flying from the Ames, Iowa United Church of Christ in June was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison, 15 for a hate crime of arson and given a year for reckless use of explosives or fire and 30 days for harassment. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years for the hate crime of arson, as well as a year for the reckless use of explosives or fire, and 30 days for harassment. #BoycottHallmarkChannel Trending After Network Bows to Conservative Pressure, Pulls Same-Sex Wedding Ad The Associated Press NEVADA, Iowa - A man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for burning an LGBTQ flag that was flying at a church in central Iowa.