“We hope that everyone understands that these types of crimes are going to be taken very seriously and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” she said. Reynolds even bragged about how aggressively she went after Adolfo in seeking the “hate crime” designation, which raised his arson charge from an aggravated misdemeanor to a felony. In an interview with a local news station, attorney Jessica Reynolds made it clear that Martinez’s sentencing should be considered a warning to anyone thinking of targeting the LGBTQ community.
As for Adolfo Martinez, if he had claimed to be an illegal alien, he probably would have escaped a jail sentence and even been hailed as a hero by the Left.
