{"id":113631,"date":"2019-12-20T08:25:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T13:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/"},"modified":"2019-12-20T08:25:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T13:25:27","slug":"iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iowa man<\/a> sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Adolfo
Adolfo Martinez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A judge in Iowa has sentenced a man<\/a> to at least 15 years in prison for stealing a Pride flag from outside a church and burning it outside a strip club.<\/p>\n

The man<\/a>, Adolfo Martinez, 30, admitted afterward that he had stolen and burned the flag because he doesn’t like gay<\/a> people. Because of this admission, he was found guilty of a hate crime, in addition to arson and harassment.<\/p>\n

The incident happened June 11 in Ames, Iowa, reports the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

Related: Arsonist sets pride flag on fire outside home of sleeping family<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Police were called to a disturbance at Dangerous Curves Gentlemen’s Club, where Martinez was making threats to staff. By the time police arrived, the staff had ejected him from the premises.<\/p>\n

He then apparently went to the nearby Ames United Church of Christ. The church had a rainbow Pride flag flying outside. Its senior minister, Rev. Eileen Gebbie, is a gay<\/a> woman<\/a> and told local media the flag is displayed as a sign of inclusion.<\/p>\n

\"Ames
(Photo: Google Maps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ames ripped down the flag and went back to the strip club. He proceeded to douse it with lighter fluid and burn it, along with a tire, in the street. He also threatened to burn down the club.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

He was arrested and subsequently gave an interview to KCCI-TV<\/a>. He admitted his crime and said, “It’s my honor. It is written. It is a judgment and it’s written to execute vengeance on the heathen and punishments on the people. It was an honor to do that. It’s a blessing from the Lord.”<\/p>\n

Asked directly if his crime “was about homosexuality,” he replied, “Yes, yes, yes. Exactly. I burned down their pride, plain and simple.”<\/p>\n

The interview was used in evidence in the court. Martinez 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. He returned to court this week for sentencing.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

Related: After being charged with one antigay hate crime, this idiot went and did it a second time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Des Moines Register<\/a>, he faced a maximum sentence of five years in prison for the hate crime and arson charge. However, the fact he is a habitual offender allowed the judge to increase the sentence.<\/p>\n

He also got one year for the reckless use of explosives or fire, and 30 days for harassment – all of which will be served consecutively.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\n<\/a> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\nwww.queerty.com\/iowa-man-sentenced-15-years-stealing-burning-pride-flag-20191220?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iowa man<\/a> sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag Adolfo Martinez A judge in Iowa has sentenced a man<\/a> to at least 15 years in prison for stealing a Pride flag from outside a church and burning it outside a strip club. The man<\/a>, Adolfo Martinez, 30, admitted afterward that he had … Continue reading Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[785],"class_list":["post-113631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-pride"],"yoast_head":"\nIowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag Adolfo Martinez A judge in Iowa has sentenced a man to at least 15 years in prison for stealing a Pride flag from outside a church and burning it outside a strip club. The man, Adolfo Martinez, 30, admitted afterward that he had … Continue reading Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-12-20T13:25:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"GayFriendschat.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gayfriendschat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gayfriendschat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"GayFriendschat.com\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"GayFriendschat.com\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/person\/181913201d50f65b9bba7437f822a17f\"},\"headline\":\"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-20T13:25:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/\"},\"wordCount\":465,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"pride\"],\"articleSection\":[\"NEWS\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/\",\"name\":\"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-20T13:25:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/\",\"name\":\"GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\",\"description\":\"LGBT BLOG\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GayFriendsChat.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Logo.jpg\",\"width\":243,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"GayFriendsChat.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/gayfriendschat\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/person\/181913201d50f65b9bba7437f822a17f\",\"name\":\"GayFriendschat.com\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"GayFriendschat.com\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/author\/gayfriendschat-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","og_description":"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag Adolfo Martinez A judge in Iowa has sentenced a man to at least 15 years in prison for stealing a Pride flag from outside a church and burning it outside a strip club. The man, Adolfo Martinez, 30, admitted afterward that he had … Continue reading Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag →","og_url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/","og_site_name":"GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","article_published_time":"2019-12-20T13:25:27+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"GayFriendschat.com","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@gayfriendschat","twitter_site":"@gayfriendschat","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"GayFriendschat.com","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/"},"author":{"name":"GayFriendschat.com","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/person\/181913201d50f65b9bba7437f822a17f"},"headline":"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag","datePublished":"2019-12-20T13:25:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/"},"wordCount":465,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg","keywords":["pride"],"articleSection":["NEWS"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/","name":"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg","datePublished":"2019-12-20T13:25:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/adolfo_martinez_mugshot-670x356.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-stealing-and-burning-pride-flag\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iowa man sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning Pride flag"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/","name":"GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","description":"LGBT BLOG","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization","name":"GayFriendsChat.com","url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Logo.jpg","width":243,"height":96,"caption":"GayFriendsChat.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/gayfriendschat"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/person\/181913201d50f65b9bba7437f822a17f","name":"GayFriendschat.com","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"GayFriendschat.com"},"url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/author\/gayfriendschat-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2466"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}