38-year-old Daniel Embree of Hampton was sentenced this week on charges stemming from him allegedly posting flyers at Hispanic-owned businesses in Hampton in August. Embree was arrested on August 15th after the state claimed he posted flyers on the doors of the businesses that included the words “USA illegal immigrant hunting permit” on August 13th. Law enforcement also stated that the same sort of flyer was posted at a private residence in Hampton on June 1st.
Embree was originally charged with nine counts of first-degree harassment, one count of trespass-hate crime, and eight counts of 5th degree criminal mischief. As part of his plea deal, he entered guilty pleas to all eight 5th degree criminal mischief charges, as well as to the one trespass charge. All the remaining charges were dismissed by the court.
Embree was sentenced to 180 days in jail, which was suspended, and placed on 2 years of probation. He was sentenced last month in Black Hawk County on one count of third degree harassment after he was alleged to have placed similar flyers in the Cedar Falls Public Library, and was fined $300.
