A man who allegedly attempted to burn down a church with Molotov cocktails after it planned to hold a series of drag show events has been charged with federal crimes.
(WASHINGTON) A man who allegedly attempted to burn down a church with Molotov cocktails after it planned to hold a series of drag show events has been charged with federal crimes. The incident occurred on March 25 when the 20-year-old suspect involved in the attack Aimenn D. Penny of Alliance, Ohio threw
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) A man who allegedly attempted to burn down a church with Molotov cocktails after it planned to hold a series of drag show events has been charged with federal crimes.
The incident occurred on March 25 when the 20-year-old suspect involved in the attack Aimenn D. Penny of Alliance, Ohio threw Molotov cocktails at the Community Church of Chesterland in Chesterland, Ohio, in an attempt to burn the church to the ground after learning the church was holding multiple drag show events the following weekend, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
Penny was initially arrested and charged with federal offenses on March 31 but the Department of Justice formally announced all the charges he would be facing on Monday.
“A federal indictment was returned charging [Penny] with a violation of the Church Arson Prevention Act for using Molotov cocktails against the Community Church of Chesterland, in Chesterland, Ohio, in an attempt to burn
(WASHINGTON) A man who allegedly attempted to burn down a church with Molotov cocktails after it planned to hold a series of drag show events has been charge
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