LGBTQ+ Rights Activist Murdered in Florida: Man Sentenced to Life in Landmark Case
Tallahassee, Florida – Steven R. Yinger, a Florida man, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of LGBTQ+ rights activist Jorge Diaz-Johnston. A Leon County jury found Yinger guilty of several charges, including first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, grand theft motor vehicle, grand theft, and criminal use of a personal identification number. Yinger’s conviction stems from the murder of his roommate, Diaz-Johnston, whose body was discovered in a Jackson County landfill in …