The street painting, which covers the entire intersection, took several workers four days to complete. It was dedicated to the 49 lives lost in the Pulse nightclub shootings five years ago. Martinez was arrested after he stole a gay pride banner hanging. The 20-year-old man turned himself in to Delray Beach police and was charged with criminal mischief over 1,000, reckless driving and a felony enhancement for evidence of prejudice. least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag. Argued the Man Sentenced to Years for Burning Gay Pride Flag. A man was arrested Thursday for purposefully damaging a new LGBTQ pride crosswalk at a South Florida intersection, police said. The Iowa man was found guilty of committing a hate crime against the Iowa gay community. The Streetscape mural was approved in December 2020 by city officials at a cost of $16,720, according to the public works department. An Iowa judge sentenced a man to 16 years in prison for burning an LGBTQ flag Wednesday, sending shock waves across the country. dates/ / / / /man-who-posed-for-photos-sitti ng-at-desk-in-pelosis-o ce-has-been-arrested. Darrin Pesall, a man in South Dakota, recorded himself on Facebook Live burning a Pride flag while yelling, Burn, burn, burn, you. That’s one thing I always want to accentuate - the amazing support we get from the city Commission, from the mayor to the police to the fire department, to everyone. Published Updated Jul 30, 2020, 6:01 pm CDT.
“I keep saying, sadly, it was almost expected but I know for 100% surety that this is not representative of the people of Delray Beach. “I’m very disappointed it happened but happy that they caught the culprit,” Coppola, 56, said.
Nicholas Coppola, a member of the Palm Beach County LGBTQ Community Center who helped bring the rainbow artwork to the city, told the Miami Herald he was not surprised the incident occurred. The video shows the truck, as described, screeching its tires, across the intersection, leaving behind smoke and solid black skid marks.