A Colorado man was sentenced Tuesday to 39 months in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a church and setting it on fire last year.
Darrion Ray Sexton, 22, pled guilty to federal hate crime charges on May 5, 2023.
According to court documents, Sexton set a church on fire in Loveland, Colorado, on the night of January 19, 2023. Sexton admitted to throwing two Molotov cocktails at the church, one in the front of the building and one in the basement.
Darrion Ray Sexton pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges. (Larimer County Sheriff's Office)
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Sexton later admitted that he intended to set the church on fire and destroy the building because of its “religious nature,” according to the Justice Department.
The FBI, ATF, Loveland police and fire departments were involved in the investigation.
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“Places of worship are vitally important to our communities, and my office stands ready to protect them,” Cole Finnegan, the U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, said in a statement. “Religious freedom means the freedom to worship without fear, and our office will take all appropriate steps to ensure that all Coloradans enjoy this essential freedom.”
