Ohio Man Jailed for Firebombing Church Over Plans to Host Drag Events

The 20-year-old man was arrested last year and pleaded guilty in October

Aimenn Penny was seen at a protest against a "Drag Queen Story Hour" in Wadsworth, Ohio, on March 11, 2023. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

An Ohio man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday for attempting to burn down a church last year that planned to host drag show events, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Aimenn Penny, 20, was arrested and charged in March after he threw two Molotov cocktails at the Community Church of Chesterland (CCC) in Chesterland, Ohio.