Pittsburgh Couple Sentenced Over Protest Incident

In January 2025, Brian DiPippa, 37, was sentenced to five years in prison for injuring a University of Pittsburgh police officer with a homemade explosive during an April 2023 protest concerning transgender rights. His wife, Krystal Martinez-DiPippa, 42, received three years of probation as part of a plea agreement. The incident occurred during a demonstration against a panel featuring speakers opposed to transgender rights, where DiPippa ignited and threw homemade smoke bombs, resulting in injuries to a campus police sergeant. The couple was also ordered to pay nearly $50,000 in restitution and perform community service

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