Web20. dec 2024. · An Ames man was sentenced Wednesday to about 16 years in prison after he set fire to a church’s LGBTQ flag in June. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was found guilty last month of third-degree arson in violation of individual rights — hate crime, third-degree harassment, and reckless use of fire as a habitual offender. WebFirefighters battled through the morning on December 5 to bring under control a massive inferno that gutted the historic Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village. The six …
Did an Iowa Man Get 16 Years in Prison for Burning an LGBT Rainbow Flag?
Claim: In December 2024, an Ames, Iowa, man was given a 16-year prison sentence for burning an LGBT rainbow flag. WebNEVADA, 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 … run only users
Iowa man sentenced to 15 years after burning church
Web20. dec 2024. · Larry Sanger. 3y. Last summer, Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, Iowa, stole the LGBTQ pride flag hung above the entrance to the Ames United Church of Christ, and burned it in front of the nearby Dangerous Curves Gentleman’s Club. He pled guilty to the crime—for which he was sentenced to 16 years in the state penitentiary. Web05. dec 2024. · Firefighters battled through the morning on December 5 to bring under control a massive inferno that gutted the historic Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village. The six-alarm blaze began at 4:48 a.m. inside a vacant, five-story building adjacent to the house of worship at the corner of Second Avenue and East Seventh Street. Web28. jan 2024. · January 28, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. EST. LGBTQ teens come out on TikTok. (Washington Post illustration; iStock) Carly stood in a dorm room on her Christian university on Christmas Eve, holding the phone ... run only users power automate missing