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An Ohio man pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from his 'reprehensible' bid to burn down a church that's supportive of LGBTQ rights, officials said Tuesday. Aimenn D. Penny, a 20-year-old from Alliance, Ohio, threw Molotov cocktails at the Community Church of Chesterland on March 25, hoping to torch the house of worship because it had scheduled upcoming drag events, according to court documents.
When Penny was arrested earlier this year, federal agents searched his home and found a “hand-written manifesto that contained ideological statements, a Nazi flag, Nazi memorabilia, a White Lives Matter of Ohio T-shirt, a gas mask, multiple rolls of blue painters tape and gas cans,” a criminal complaint said. The court document called “White Lives Matter” a group with “racist, pro-Nazi, and homophobic views.
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