LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Amadeo Quindara can nonetheless level out his dried blood within the storage two years after a Filipino hate crime assault.
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The Las Vegas senior is asking if a 90-day jail sentence is truthful or a stain on justice.
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Video confirmed Lentz getting into the storage and yelling, police stated. When Lentz exited the storage, with what seems to be blood on his proper hand, he yelled “die” repeatedly. (KLAS)
On Monday, Clark County District Court docket Decide Jennifer Schwartz sentenced Christian Lentz to serve a 90-day jail sentence within the Could 2023 assault on his neighbor. Prosecutors stated Quindara was focused within the assault for being Filipino.
“We keep on thinking if maybe we weren’t Asian, maybe this would have been a different sentence,” Philip Quindara, Amadeo’s son, stated. “We keep on hearing that we’re not treated fairly. We’re not treated as equals. This is a moment that kind of backs that up.”
Amadeo Quindara can nonetheless level out his dried blood within the storage two years after a Filipino hate crime assault. (KLAS)
Amadeo Quindara can nonetheless level out his dried blood within the storage two years after a Filipino hate crime assault. (KLAS)
Amadeo gathered together with his household contained in the storage the place the assault occurred. Philip questioned whether or not the efforts of a two-year authorized battle culminated in justice for his father.
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“We have to continue to fight,” he stated. “This is kind of stirring up more emotions. This is not going to go away, but now we have to live with the fact that 90 days is in our heads now.”
The household agreed they felt a 4-year sentence was truthful for the crime dedicated and the hazard to Amadeo. Lentz, who not lives within the neighborhood, is predicted to serve probation for 5 years and is prone to serving jail time for 12 years if he fails to conform.
In Could 2023, Christian Lentz attacked his neighbor, Amadeo Quindara, (pictured in heart) then 75, in Quindara’s storage. Prosecutors stated Lentz focused Quindara as a result of he’s Filipino. (KLAS)
“He’ll be out in November, out before Christmas,” Phillip stated. “He’s going to get probation, fine, but 90 days, the outrage is immense at this point.”
Leonida Quindara, Amadeo’s spouse, was the primary to hurry into the storage when her husband was overwhelmed by Lentz. She stated they don’t spend as a lot time within the storage after the assault, however the help from teams like Bamboo Bridges have been a consolation.
Christian Lentz seems in court docket for sentencing on Aug. 4, 2025. (KLAS)
“Mindy [Lloyd] is the number one who come here and is our backbone,” Leonida stated. “It’s our first time to go to the court, and we don’t know nothing. She comes here to support us.”
Amadeo stated the sentencing prompted him to query many points of the justice system, together with what the result would’ve been if the roles have been reversed.
“What would have happened if I was the one that went in his house,” Amadeo stated. “Would I hear the same thing? Would I get the same three months if I did the same thing to him? I go in that place because I get in there, I don’t know. Maybe not, right?”
