- Aimenn D. Penny of Alliance was found guilty of arson and obstruction in October for the March 25, 2023, attack at the Community Church of Chesterland.
- Penny told FBI agents that threw two Molotov cocktails. His bombs caused minor damage.
- Penny has extreme views and is a member of several white supremacy groups, authorities say.
CLEVELAND – An Alliance man faces a possible 20-year prison term today for firebombing a Geauga County church last year.
Aimenn D. Penny, 20, was found guilty of arson and obstruction charges in October for the March 25 attack.
He is scheduled to appear before Judge Bridget Meehan Brennan in U.S. District Court in Cleveland around noon to be sentenced. Rebecca Lutzko, a U.S. attorney, has recommended 240 months or 20 years in prison.
Penny — a member of the extremist groups White Lives Matter Ohio and the Blood Tribe — told FBI agents that he threw two gasoline-filled bottles, often called Molotov cocktails, at the Community Church of Chesterland. He carried out the attack to intimidate the church from having two planned drag show events.