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3 days ago · DES MOINES, Iowa — The Mississippi man accused of destroying a Satanic Temple display at the Iowa State Capitol last year took a plea deal Friday in order to have a felony hate crime charge dropped. Former congressional candidate Michael Cassidy, 35, vandalized a statue of Baphomet and tore down the temple's display in December 2023.
6 days ago · Michael Cassidy admits in filing to destroying display of idol Baphomet. The deal filed by his lawyer does not include a hate-crime enhancement.
6 days ago · Michael Cassidy, a former congressional and legislative candidate, was set for trial June 3, but his attorney filed a guilty plea on his behalf to an aggravated misdemeanor count of third-degree ...
5 days ago · Michael Cassidy, a former Mississippi congressional candidate who went viral last year after decapitating a Satanic display in Iowa, has had the hate crime charge pressed against him dropped. On Friday, Cassidy revealed on social media that he pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal mischief in exchange for the dismissal of...
5 days ago · Cassidy will face two years of probation, an $855 fine, and undetermined restitution costs. The incident has sparked a debate on tolerance for demonic displays within Christianity. According to the Republic Sentinal: Davis Younts, an attorney who represents Cassidy, said in remarks to The Sentinel that prosecutors “finally agreed to drop the ...
May 2, 2024 · The legal team for Michael Cassidy, which filed the motion to dismiss the hate crime charge against him from Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham, said the judge told them on Tuesday that he will face a jury over the charge.
5 days ago · (AP) - A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge in return for prosecutors dropping a felony hate crime ...
