Ohio Man Receives 18-Year Sentence for Firebombing Church Hosting Drag Events
TL;DR
Aimenn Penny, a member of a neo-Nazi group, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for firebombing an Ohio church that planned to host LGBTQ+ events. Penny, 20, admitted to using fire and explosives to obstruct the church's congregants and expressed anger over the church's support for the LGBTQ+ community. The Justice Department condemned the act of extremist violence, while the church expressed relief at the sentencing but lamented the tragedy of hate putting a young man's life on hold and the need for vigilance against violence.
- Man who threw Molotov cocktails at Ohio church gets 18-year prison term The Guardian US
- Alliance man sentenced for firebombing church that was planning drag events WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
- Ohio Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktails at a Church Gets 18 Years in Prison The New York Times
- Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for trying to burn down an Ohio church that was hosting drag story hour CNN
- 'White Lives Matter' member gets 18 years for firebombing church that planned drag events NBC News
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on The Guardian US