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Michael Cassidy was facing five years in jail for beheading a Satanic statue
Michael Cassidy, the navy veteran who was charged with a hate crime for decapitating a Satanic statue in the Iowa capitol, has had all charges dropped against him.
Cassidy announced the good news in post on Twitter late on Friday night.
“Not today, Satan,” he tweeted.
“Pleased to announce the Iowa DA just dropped their absurd felony hate crime charge and instead offered a deferred judgement misdemeanor (a fine, no jail time, nothing permanent on my record), which I accepted. Many thanks to my family, my lawyers, my community, and the many Christians who have supported us morally and financially over the past several months. When Christians stick together, we can, and we will, win.”
The navy veteran added he would “have more to say in the weeks ahead,” and urged viewers to use their Memorial Day Weekend to “remember and honor those who gave their lives in service of our nation.”