by Morgan Boydston

April 27, 2017

 

BOISE — A Nampa man was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for a hate crime after killing a gay man near Lake Lowell last April.

23-year-old Kelly Schneider pleaded guilty to a hate crime, and will serve 28 years in federal prison for violently beating Steven Nelson because of his sexual orientation. On Wednesday, the victim’s family was speaking out.

Cameras were not allowed inside the courtroom.

It was an emotional sentencing, with several of Nelson’s family members reading victim impact statements with shaky voices and teary eyes.

 

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