Iowa man to be sentenced for Molotov cocktail at Omaha protest
25-year-old Steven Fitch has pleaded guilty in Omaha Federal Court to carrying the explosive device just a block from Omaha Police Headquarters in late May.
January 18, 2021Updated: September 25, 2021
By News Channel Nebraska
By News Channel Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. -- An Iowa man accused of carrying a ready-to-go Molotov Cocktail during Omaha’s Black Lives Matter protests is set to be sentenced this week.
25-year-old Steven Fitch has pleaded guilty in Omaha Federal Court to carrying the explosive device just a block from Omaha Police Headquarters in late May.
Fitch faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a 250 thousand dollar fine.