[UPDATE] 19-year-old attacker sentenced to 5 years for beating transgender woman in McDonalds

Teonna Brown, convicted of brutal beating of transgender woman.

THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATED Feb. 6, 2012: Juvenile Services wants early release for the second participant who is now 15 -- see below.] Judge tells  attacker: 5 years in jail, 5 years suspended, followed by 3 years probation for hate crime. Teonna Brown was convicted last month of beating a transgender woman, Chrissy Polis, earlier this year in a Rosedale, Maryland McDonalds. A videotape shot by a McDonalds employee of the beating brought the incident to national prominence. A 14-year-old girl who also participated in the attack was previously sent to a juvenile prison and could stay there until she is 21. Several McDonalds employees were fired after the attack.

Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said: “When you watch the video from beginning to end, it’s quite clear that a hate crime was the motivation . . .”

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UPDATED Feb. 7, 2012 – From The Washington Blade:  “The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services is taking steps to obtain the early release of a 15-year-old female who pleaded guiltyto the April 2011 hate crime beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis at a McDonald’s restaurant outside Baltimore.

According to Baltimore County Assistant State’s Attorney John Cox, DJS officials recently informed his office that they planned to petition a juvenile court judge to grant early release for the juvenile. Cox said his office will oppose the early release request at a court proceeding expected to take place later this month.”

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/02/02/md-juvenile-authorities-seek-release-of-youth-charged-in-transgender-beating-case/

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Earlier links:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2011/09/teen_gets_5_years_for_transgen.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44508827/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMrLXl6VwBU

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