- Aimenn D. Penny, a 20-year-old Ohio man, pleaded guilty to violating the Church Arson Prevention Act and using fire and explosives to commit a felony in connection with his attempt to burn down a church that supported the LGBT community.
- On March 25, Penny made Molotov cocktails and threw them at the Community Church of Chesterland in Chesterland, Ohio, due to his anger over the church’s plan to host drag events. His actions aimed to obstruct the church’s congregants from expressing their religious beliefs.
- Penny faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for violating the Church Arson Prevention Act and a mandatory 10-year prison sentence, which will run consecutively with any other prison term, for using fire to commit a federal felony. His sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge. Read More
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