Richard Sheridan, a frequent speaker before the Dallas City Council, has pleaded no contest to spray-painting
“666” on the Legacy of Love Monument at Cedar Springs and Oak Lawn and
the Cathedral of Hope during the summer of 2014.
Sheridan won’t serve any jail time, and it’s yet to be determined how
much, if anything, he will have to pay for his crime — which he now
admits he committed out of “bias and prejudice” toward the gay
community.
According to documents filed Feb. 8, Sheridan admitted to
“intentionally and knowingly” tagging the church’s driveway as well as
the Oak Lawn monument. He also confessed to picking those locations
because of their significance to the LGBT community.
He “did intentionally select the said property damaged and affected …
because of his bias and prejudice against a group identified by sexual
preference,” court documents state.
The formal charges carry a jail sentence of two to 10 years and a fine not to exceed $10,000.
But under a plea agreement Sheridan signed, his attorney Josh Healy,
Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk and assistant district
attorney Gary McDonald, Sheridan won’t spend any time behind bars, nor
will he be fined.
Richard Sheridan pleads no contest to ‘666’ graffiti targeting gay community | | Dallas Morning News
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