A 20-year-old Ohio man was taken into custody last week for allegedly attempting to firebomb a church with Molotov cocktails to prevent a drag queen story hour for children.

Aimenn D. Penny was arrested last Friday and charged with one count of possessing a destructive device and one count of malicious use of explosive materials during his attack on the Community Church of Chesterland (UCC) in Chesterland, Ohio, on March 25, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

"Violence and destruction are never an acceptable way to express a disagreement with a particular viewpoint," First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler for the Northern District of Ohio said.

"While, as Americans, we enjoy the right to disagree, doing so peacefully is the only appropriate option. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio remains committed to protecting the rights of all citizens to express their viewpoints peacefully," she added.

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Special Agent in Charge Gregory Nelsen of the FBI Cleveland Field Office said Penny's arrest was made possible through a collaborative effort between the FBI Cleveland Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Chester Township Police Department.

"The FBI leveraged its task force and its specialized resources to identify, locate and subsequently arrest the subject earlier today," Nelsen said. "We thank the collaborative work and strong partnership of the Chester Township Police and Lake and Geauga County local authorities who assisted."

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Penny faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison for the malicious use of explosive materials charge, with as many as 10 years in prison for possessing a destructive device charge if he is convicted, according to the DOJ.

"While we are sorry this happened and forgive the individual in question, we would like to see him prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law as a way to send a message to other [like-minded] people and groups that violence as a form of coercion to advance any kind of agenda is unacceptable in 2023," Community Church of Chesterland, which is a member of the theologically liberal United Church of Christ (UCC), wrote on Facebook following the DOJ announcement.

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In another Facebook post, the church also thanked law enforcement for protecting the drag event that took place at the church Saturday.

"A huge THANK YOU is due to the Chardon and Chester Police Departments, as well as the Geauga County Sheriff's office for their incredible and overwhelming support and protection of the local citizens attending the Drag Story Hour at the church today," the church wrote.

"The number of cruisers we hear were present, the 'swat-style' vans, the Chagrin Falls' tactical mobile unit' which we were told was parked nearby ... this overwhelming presence would have put caution in the mind of any group hoping to make an opportunistic threat," the church stated.

During the event itself, one protester showed up dressed in black wearing a black mask and sat along the side of the street quietly, according to Cleveland.com.

Environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will officially launch a Democratic presidential primary challenge against President Biden later this month.

Kennedy, the son of the late senator, attorney general and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, will declare his candidacy for the White House at a campaign launch event in Boston, Massachusetts on April 19.

The announcement from his campaign on Thursday comes a day after Kennedy campaign representatives filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission to move the campaign forward.

Kennedy, who has faced criticism from fellow Democrats for his activism against the COVID-19 vaccine, sparked speculation about a potential White House run early last month by visiting New Hampshire, which for a century has held the first primary in the presidential nomination race.

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"I’m thinking about it, and I’ve passed the biggest hurdle, which is my wife has green lighted it," Kennedy said at an event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, which for more than two decades has been a must stop for actual or potential presidential contenders from both major parties.

Kennedy earlier this year took aim at Biden and Democratic National Committee over the decision to move the New Hampshire presidential primary out of its position as the first in the nation primary. New Hampsihre will now vote second in the DNC’s calendar, along with Nevada, three days after South Carolina, under the DNC’s new schedule.

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Ahead of the DNC's final approval of the schedule in early February, Kennedy wrote an open letter to the committee, urging members to keep New Hampshire in the first spot because of the state's long history advocating for civil rights and election transparency. 

The DNC changed the nominating calendar in an effort to reflect more diversity in the Democratic Party, but Kennedy said that New Hampshire already showcases the diversity in America. As a swing state, Kennedy said, New Hampshire's "four electoral votes could decide the 2024 election." 

Kennedy will become the second nationally known Democrat to launch a longshot primary challenge against the president. Marianne Williamson, the best-selling author and spiritual adviser, last month launched her second straight campaign for Democratic presidential nomination, and has been campaigning in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and other early voting primary states.

Biden, whose approval ratings with all Americans remain in negative territory, has repeatedly said that he intends to seek a second term in the White House, but he has yet to make any formal announcements. 

However, the president hinted towards a re-election campaign during a speech in early February to party leaders and activists at the DNC’s winter meeting in Philadelphia, when he emphasized that "we’re just getting started" and that "I intend to get… more done."