Colorado LGBTQ nightclub gunman receives lengthy sentence for hate crimes and gun charges

According to multiple sources, Anderson Lee Aldrich, a 24-year-old individual, has pleaded guilty to various federal hate crime and gun charges in connection with the November 2022 attack on Club Q. The exact number of charges varies across reports, with some stating he pleaded guilty to 50 federal hate crimes (resulting in 55 life sentences) while others mention 74 federal hate crime charges. Regardless, Aldrich is currently serving a significant sentence, including five consecutive life terms and an additional 2,212 years without parole. It's worth noting that he had already been sentenced to life in prison in a separate prosecution last year.