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Man convicted for burning gay flag

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When asked if the clip made her angry, Walko replied, “Yeah, of course. Walko said she and her girlfriend, Vesna Lukic, initially thought the skid marks may have been an accident, until they saw the video. I don’t know why anybody would want to ruin that.” I was working that day, and I came here during the parade to see what it was all about,” said resident Brittany Walko, “and there was so much joy, and everybody was smiling, everybody was having a good time. “Everybody that was here was having such a good time. The intersection was painted with the colors of the Pride flag. Just two days earlier, city officials had dedicated the Pride Streetscape. There are consequences when you commit crimes.” He’s going to have to reimburse them for that. I think it could be up to 15 years in jail,” he said. “He’s looking at some serious consequences. Retired Judge Rand Hoch, the president of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, weighed in on the arrest on Friday. Jerich faces several charges, including criminal mischief over $1,000, reckless driving and a felony enhancement of evidence of prejudice. The clip, which has since gone viral, shows the motorist intentionally doing a burnout across the intersection for 15 seconds and leaving skid marks.

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