"He is very much opposed to our support of queer people," Pastor Eileen Gebbie told the publication, adding that his actions "reveal the depth of homo-, trans-, and queerphobia in our 'Iowa nice' community.
In addition to spending a decade and a half in. 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. Adolfo Martinez of Ames was sentenced Wednesday to a whopping 15 years in prison for the hate crime of arson, according to The Associated Press. In an interview with KCCI, when asked if the incident was about homosexuality, he emphatically replied: "Yes, yes, yes. 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." Adolfo Martinez of Ames, Iowa was sentenced Wednesday for the hate crime of arson, Associated Press reports. flags across the nation, a previously convicted Iowa man was sentenced to 16 years in prison after burning a LGBT pride flag. He also allegedly threatened to burn down the strip club after getting kicked out. While leftists routinely go unpunished after torching and destroying U.S. They said he admitted stealing it and dousing it in lighter fluid before burning it.
Police arrested Martinez outside Dangerous Curves Gentleman's Club, where they found him yelling while setting the LGBTQ banner ablaze. The rainbow flag, which read "God is still speaking," was hung above the doorway of the Ames United Church of Christ. Adolfo Martinez did not fight the charges, saying he committed the act 'intentionally' (CNN) A man has been sentenced to about 15 years after burning an LGBTQ flag hanging from a church in Iowa. #BoycottHallmarkChannel Trending After Network Bows to Conservative Pressure, Pulls Same-Sex Wedding Ad