After an Amber Alert was sent out she resurfaced and confessed to staging the whole thing.ġ6 Ways To Minimize Your Carbon Footprint This Holiday SeasonFrom eco-friendly gift wrapping to sustainably sourced trees, there are plenty of ways to eat, drink, be merry *and* be a friend to the planet.ĭES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa man was sentenced to about 16 years in prison after he set fire to a church LGBTQ flag in June. NBCOUT NBCOUTġ6 Cozy Fall Soups to Simmer & Slurp This SeasonBrace yourself, fellow New Yorkers! ❄️ Meantime: 16 Cozy Soups to Simmer & Slurp During a Snow Squall ?ĭid 16-Year-Old Karol Sanchez Stage Her Own Kidnapping?The 16-year-old was kidnapped by four men in a van. and '15 years for the HATE CRIME OF ARSON and given a year for RECKLESS USE OF EXPLOSIVES OR FIRE and 30 days for harassment.' Not hard to understand if you read the article. NBCOUT 'HABITUAL OFFENDER STATUS' brings stiffer sentences. Hate crime and habitual offender charges enhanced his prison sentence. Iowa man sentenced to 15 years after burning church’s LGBTQ flagAdolfo Martinez said he tore down the pride flag because he opposes homosexuality. But you can burn the American flag, and get nothing!ġ6 years? Wtf Is because is from middle East, that flag is an evil flag This man was sentenced, not for burning the flag, but for threatening violence to the bar, church, and others, as well as other offenses.
I'm telling you! Hi your headline is wrong, in the US we are allowed to burn any flags we want as part of our freedom of speech. The post Iowa Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison For Setting LGBTQ Flag on Fire appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.The judge sure was gay. This is a political crime straight out of the USSR, total tyranny. Last year, Antifa lit a member of the Secret Service on fire - no jail time.Īntifa (leftists) also damage businesses, light cop cars on fire and charred a limousine at Trump’s inauguration - again, no jail time. Meanwhile, Antifa terrorists burn American flags and never serve jail time.
Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds said hate crime charges were added because Martinez is suspected of criminal mischief against someone’s property because of “what it represents as far as sexual orientation.” Martinez admitted to police that he lit the banner on fire with lighter fluid and a lighter after stealing it from the church, according to court documents. Police said he stole a pride banner hanging at Ames United Church of Christ, 217 6th St., and burned it early June 11 outside Dangerous Curves Gentleman’s Club, 111 5th St. This is outrageous! Murderers and rapists serve less time!Īn Ames man was sentenced Wednesday to about 16 years in prison after he set fire to a church LGBTQ flag in June.Īdolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, last month was found guilty of a hate crime - a class “D” felony - third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire. The County Attorney said “hate crimes” were added to the charges because Martinez is suspected of criminal mischief against someone’s property because of “what it represents as far as sexual orientation.”
An Iowa man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for setting an LGBTQ flag on fire.Īdolfo Martinez, 30, stole a rainbow-colored pride banner that was hanging from the side of a church and lit it on fire in June of this year.