Washington D.C. Security Guard Could Face Hate Crime Charges
A female security guard at a Giant grocery store has been arrested after trying to prevent a transgender woman from using the women’s restroom. NBC Washington News4 reports the “confrontation escalated to shoving or pushing,” according to a source.
WUSA9 reporter Garrett Haake reports on Twitter the guard was charged with assault:
“Sources say the guard then pushed the woman from the bathroom area all the way to the store exit.” ABC7 reports.
ABC7’s Jennifer Donelan adds the security guard is female and “under investigation for hate crime for allegedly using homophobic slur.”
UPDATE: 05.19.2016 11:17 AM EDT –
Added video at the top, and this, via Daily Mail:
The guard allegedly told her: ‘You guys cannot keep coming in here and using our women’s restroom. They did not pass the law yet.’
She said she suffers from Parkinson’s disease almost fell, hitting her head during the incident.
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