“I think it’s wrong that we have a bunch of queers in our society,” Garcia told law enforcement officials. Garcia, who was arrested just minutes after setting the fire, said he targeted the establishment because it had a sign outside that said “queer.” Kalvinn Garcia, 25, of Sedro Woolley, Wash., on Thursday admitted to setting fire to the contents of a dumpster in an alleyway behind Queer/Bar, a known LGBTQ+ nightclub and event space, in Seattle in 2020. His sentencing is set for late September.Ī Washington man has pleaded guilty to committing a hate crime for arson at a Seattle-area gay bar, the Justice Department said this week. Garcia faces up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine totaling $250,000.Kalvinn Garcia said he set fire to the contents of a dumpster in an alleyway behind Queer/Bar in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in 2020 with the intent of trapping and harming the patrons inside.
A 25-year-old Washington man has pleaded guilty to a hate crime in connection with a 2020 incident outside an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Seattle.
