Orlando couple sentenced to probation following viral hate crime assault

An Orlando couple has been sentenced to probation after shouting racial slurs and chasing down a door-to-door solar salesman.The hate speechA judge sentenced Steven Wiley and Cheryl Pyle to probation following an assault conviction in Orlando, according to the State Attorney’s Office for the 9th Judicial Circuit. Solar salesman Antavis Johnson reported that he was working his neighborhood route when the couple confronted him at their home with slurs and hostility.In a one-on-one interview with FOX 35, Johnson said he was fearful for his life at the time.Prosecutors originally requested jail time for the assault on Johnson, but the judge chose probation instead.Johnson stated that he does not feel safe with the couple out of jail, adding, "I still have to live with this trauma from having PTSD, bad anxiety breakouts."The couple’s defenseThe State Attorney’s Office said the couple tried to argue their actions were protected by free speech laws.State Attorney Monique Worrell explained, "I