A man prays in Latin in front of a display installed by Satanic Temple Iowa at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of the pagan idol Baphomet at Iowa's state Capitol pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge in return for prosecutors dropping a felony hate crime count. (Caleb McCullough/The Gazette via AP, file)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge in return for prosecutors dropping a felony hate crime count.
