Did an Iowa Man Get 16 Years for Burning an LGBT Rainbow Flag?
Dec 20, 2019 · "As leftists are free to torch U.S. flags across the nation, an Iowa man is paying a heavy price for burning a rainbow LGBT pride flag. Adolfo Martinez of Ames was sentenced Wednesday to a...
Fifteen years in Iowa jail for burning pride flag - BBC
Dec 19, 2019 · 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. Adolfo Martinez, 30, admitted to the media...
Fact Check: Burning Bible or pride flag is protected in US, absent ...
May 26, 2023 · Burning the Bible and the pride flag are protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, but circumstances of the burning can lead to charges for hate crime or other types of crimes.
Iowa man sentenced to about 15 years after burning an LGBTQ flag ... - CNN
Dec 22, 2019 · A man has been sentenced to about 15 years after burning an LGBTQ flag hanging from a church in Iowa. Adolfo Martinez was found guilty on Wednesday after tearing …
Iowa man sentenced to 15 years after burning church's LGBTQ flag - NBC News
Dec 19, 2019 · NEVADA, Iowa — A man has been imprisoned for burning an LGBTQ flag that was flying at a church in central Iowa. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years for the hate...
Iowa man who burned LGBTQ flag sentenced to time served
Dec 4, 2020 · DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man convicted of a hate crime for tearing down and burning an LGBTQ flag hanging outside a Des Moines bar has been sentenced to time served.
Hate crime: Iowa man sentenced to prison for burning LGBTQ flag - USA TODAY
Dec 20, 2019 · DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa man was sentenced to about 16 years in prison after he set fire to a church LGBTQ flag in June. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames last month was found guilty of a hate crime...
Iowa court affirms hate crime conviction of man who left anti-gay …
Dec 1, 2023 · The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the hate crime conviction Friday of a man who posted hand-written notes at homes with rainbow flags and emblems, urging them to “burn that gay flag.”
Man who tore down and burned an LGBT Pride flag jailed for
Dec 20, 2019 · Stealing a Pride flag from a church and setting it alight outside a strip club has landed an Iowa man at least 15 years in prison. The sentencing was the result of a string of offences, including threatening to burn a strip club down and a …
Pride flags stolen, burned across US amid surge in online hate - USA TODAY
Jun 8, 2023 · Police in Nebraska are investigating the burning of a gay Pride flag as a hate crime in the latest of a rash of recent attacks on the LGBTQ+ community believed to be driven in part by online...