Actor Ryan Grantham, who plead guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder in the death of his mother, Barbara Waite, also reportedly had plans to harm Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau.
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abandoned later that year during demonstrations stemming from long-simmering tensions between protesters and the police department and sparked by the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The fire attracted immediate attention, and officers who were on scene observed Garcia a short distance away.
Garcia attempted to flee but was apprehended.According to case filings, Garcia was caught on surveillance video in the alley at the time flames caught and surged up the side of the building. Following his arrest, Garcia, originally from Sedro Woolley, Washington — more than 70 miles away from Seattle — reportedly told police that he had recently become homeless, which he blamed on LGBTQ people.According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, he also reportedly told police that he had set the fire and had targeted Queer/Bar because it angered him to see a sign that said “queer.” He allegedly told officers: “I think it’s wrong that we have a bunch of queers in our society.”Garcia was originally charged in King County Superior Court with arson and a hate crime.
He was released from jail due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but eventually ended up in custody of authorities in Whatcom County, where he was serving a jail sentence for theft. In November 2021, he was transferred from Whatcom County into federal custody and charged with arson for setting the fire at Queer/Bar.On May 26, he entered a guilty plea to the hate crime charge related to the arson.
“The defendant targeted the patrons inside Queer/Bar, a known safe space for the LGBTQI+ community,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in a statement following the guilty plea. “Hate crimes
.Actor Ryan Grantham, who plead guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder in the death of his mother, Barbara Waite, also reportedly had plans to harm Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau.
CBC.The 24-year-old’s sentencing hearing by the British Columbia Supreme Court began on Monday. While the charge carries an automatic life sentence, the court proceedings were held to determine when Grantham should be eligible for parole.
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Carl Woods’ Mercedes was hit with a parking ticket on Wednesday after his fiancée Katie Price pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order against her ex-partner’s girlfriend. Former glamour model Katie, 43, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday 25 May, after she was charged with breaching a restraining order by contacting Michelle Penticost, the girlfriend of her ex-husband Kieran Hayler.
Katie Price has pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order against her ex-husband Kieran Hayler’s fiancee. The 44-year-old appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday morning (May 25) for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
Katie Price has pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order after sending a foul mouthed rant to ex Kieran Hayler about his fiancée.
Katie Price has pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order against her ex-husband Kieran Hayler's fiancée Michelle Penticost.The 44 year old arrived at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday 25 May with her boyfriend Carl Woods, 33, where she entered her formal plea.The glamour model was charged with breaching a restraining order after she allegedly sent a foul-mouthed message calling her ex husband Kieran's fiancée Michelle a "gutter s**g" in a text to him. Addressing Katie and her legal team following the plea, Judge Stephen Mooney warned she is "at risk of going to prison".