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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is thanking a man who's being credited with fending off an anti-gay mob during the Utah Pride Festival.
Herbert said on Twitter late Wednesday that he had met with the dessert shop worker. Herbert called him a local hero.
Police say two gay men leaving the Utah Pride Festival were chased by a mob and ran into the shop where Terrance Mannery was working last week. The mob of seven to 15 men was allegedly making homophobic slurs at the couple.
Had the pleasure of meeting Terrance Mannery, a local hero from the incident @utahpridefest, tonight. Thank you for coming to the defense of others, for supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community when they were in peril, and for making Utah a better place for everyone. pic.twitter.com/N554chr2OF
— Gov. Gary Herbert (@GovHerbert) June 14, 2018
Police say Mannery blocked the mob from entering his shop and was involved in a scuffle to keep them out.
Authorities are looking for leads on the suspected mob. No arrests have been announced.
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