2 suspects plead not guilty to hate crime charges after allegedly targeting Seattle queer bar

3 face hate crime charges in Capitol Hill bar harassment

A 19-year-old man, a 24-year-old man, and a juvenile face hate crime charges following an incident that happened back in February. Prosecutors allege the suspects harassed and fired a water pellet gun at patrons of the Pony Bar on Capitol Hill. Police said the three circled the block at least 10 times, yelling anti-gay and anti-transgender slurs “What prosecutors thought is that this criminal action was motivated by bias, by the perceived sexual…

Man pleads not guilty to murders of two trans women in Charlotte, faces more charges in Union County

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Joel Isaiah Brewer, already in custody, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges in Mecklenburg County tied to the 2021 murders of two trans women in Charlotte. Those charges include two counts of first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a stolen vehicle. According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, Brewer reportedly solicited sex from two Black t…

2 suspects plead not guilty to hate crime charges after allegedly targeting Seattle queer bar

Two of the three suspects pleaded not guilty to hate crime charges Thursday after allegedly harassing LGBTQ+ nightclub patrons in Seattle.