The sentences are to be served consecutively.
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Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years for the hate crime of arson and given a year for reckless use of explosives or fire and 30 days for harassment. Adolfo Martinez was found guilty on Wednesday after tearing down and. "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. NEVADA, Iowa (AP) A man has been imprisoned for burning an LGBTQ flag that was flying at a church in central Iowa. Central Iowa Police CNN A man has been sentenced to about 15 years after burning an LGBTQ flag hanging from a church in Iowa. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, Iowa, was sentenced to 15 years for the hate crime of arson, as well as 1 year for the reckless use of explosives or fire, and 30. 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. 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." He also allegedly threatened to burn down the strip club after getting kicked out. NEVADA, Iowa (AP) A man has been imprisoned for burning an LGBTQ flag that was flying at a church in central Iowa. Charlie Nguyen Photography via Getty Images. J/ 6:18 PM / CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A man has been arrested for allegedly burning a gay pride flag outside a Harlem bar. They said he admitted stealing it and dousing it in lighter fluid before burning it. Adolfo Martinez, 30, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for burning an Iowa churchs LGBTQ flag. Police arrested Martinez outside Dangerous Curves Gentleman's Club, where they found him yelling while setting the LGBTQ banner ablaze.
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On June 11, Martinez became involved in a series of crimes that came to form his rap sheet. Now hes suing the officers who arrested him with the hope of declaring the states flag desecration law unconstitutional. The rainbow flag, which read "God is still speaking," was hung above the doorway of the Ames United Church of Christ. ‘I burned down their Pride, plain and simple’, says man set to serve 15 years for burning Pride flag. Reading Time: 2 minutes On July 4, a day on which were supposed to celebrate our freedoms, 22-year-old Bryton Mellott of Urbana, Illinois spent the morning in jail because he had desecrated an American flag and posted the image on Facebook.
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