The night of Martinez's arrest, he was kicked out of Dangerous Curves, a bar and strip club a block away from AUCC. Given that Martinez had a lengthy history of harassment and felony offenses and showed no remorse, Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds suggested the maximum possible sentence, to which the judge agreed.ĭuring the trial, Gebbie said Martinez would reference her directly, sometimes describing her appearance, other times saying his actions weren't about her, yet affirming his belief that as a lesbian, she was a problem.Īs he was led away after sentencing, Martinez addressed her one last time. On Wednesday, Martinez was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison on convictions of committing a hate crime, third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire as a habitual offender.