[UPDATE: Slasher arrested] Trans woman's boyfriend knifed by McDonald's customer after she uses restroom

Jalisa “JoJo” Griffen (Photo: NY Daily News)

THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE: See below.] Yup, another vicious attack resulting from a trans person’s use of a public bathroom. This time it was the trans woman’s boyfriend who was knifed by an irate customer at a Greenwich Village (NYC) McDonald’s after he became angry when trans woman Jalisa “JoJo” Griffen attempted to use the women’s restroom. A melee with anti-gay slurs ensued and Griffen’s boyfriend was cut severely in the face by a razor.

I pieced this together from several sources — some of them containing varying degrees of errors.

The McDonald’s where the attack took place is supposedly crime-plagued with a number of recently occurring attacks, including one supposedly caused by an employee.

NYPD says the slashing victim was taken to a hospital and survived. The suspect, however, got away. The NYPD also says they’re investingating it as a hate crime and has released a photo of the suspect.

The police is looking for the suspect: between the ages of 35 and 40, 5’10″ and between 300 and 350 pounds. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.

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There has been an arrest in the case: http://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/man-arrested-in-nyc-mcdonalds-knifing-of-trans-womans-partner/

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Earlier I wrote about another trans woman beaten for her use of a McDonald’s restroom:  http://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/19-year-old-attacker-sentenced-to-5-years-for-beating-transgender-woman-in-mcdonalds/

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http://gothamist.com/2012/09/21/nypd_village_mcdonalds_slashing_was.php

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/09/22/transgender-woman-slashed-at-mcdonald-s.html

[Trigger warning] Man defending his transgender girlfriend slashed by 350-pound man at Greenwich Village McDonald’s – NY Daily News.

Jalisa “JoJo” Griffen (Photo: NY Daily News)

NYPD released this photo of the suspect

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