Teonna Monae Brown, 18, ID'd as suspect in McDonald's beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis
Read more: Teonna Monae Brown, 18, ID'd as suspect in McDonald's beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis
Police have identified one of the two teens busted for allegedly beating up a transgender woman at a Maryland McDonald's earlier this month.
Teonna Monae Brown, 18, was charged with one count of first-degree assault and two counts of misdemeanor second-degree assault, police said.
A 14-year-old was also arrested, but will be charged as a juvenile.
The pair is believed to be responsible for brutally assaulting Chrissy Lee Polis at the McDonald's in Rosedale, a suburb of Baltimore. The savage attack was captured on video which was posted online - and quickly went viral.
The 22-year-old transgender woman claimed the beating was a "hate crime," alleging the pair targeted her because of her sexual identity.
Polis also claims to have been assaulted before for being transgender.
"I was really upset to see this, because [she] has taken a couple of beatings since [she has] been out there," said Polis' grandmother, Edna Stebbings, according to WBALTV 11 News in Baltimore.
Video of the brutal attack in Maryland was posted online.
The beat down took place on April 18. The video shows two women brutally kicking Polis repeatedly, then dragging her through the fast-food joint while continuing to assault her.
One McDonald's staff member, as well as an elderly customer, is seen trying to help the victim.
However, other workers at the McDonald's can clearly be seen in the video standing by and doing nothing.
"They all just sat there and watched," Polis told the Baltimore Sun on Saturday.
The McDonald's employee who used his cell phone to record the attack, 22-year-old Vernon Hackett, was later fired.
McDonald's called the incident "unacceptable, disturbing and troubling," and the owner of the Rosedale franchise said the video was "unfathomable and reprehensible."
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Read more: Teonna Monae Brown, 18, ID'd as suspect in McDonald's beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis
Police have identified one of the two teens busted for allegedly beating up a transgender woman at a Maryland McDonald's earlier this month.
Teonna Monae Brown, 18, was charged with one count of first-degree assault and two counts of misdemeanor second-degree assault, police said.
A 14-year-old was also arrested, but will be charged as a juvenile.
The pair is believed to be responsible for brutally assaulting Chrissy Lee Polis at the McDonald's in Rosedale, a suburb of Baltimore. The savage attack was captured on video which was posted online - and quickly went viral.
The 22-year-old transgender woman claimed the beating was a "hate crime," alleging the pair targeted her because of her sexual identity.
Polis also claims to have been assaulted before for being transgender.
"I was really upset to see this, because [she] has taken a couple of beatings since [she has] been out there," said Polis' grandmother, Edna Stebbings, according to WBALTV 11 News in Baltimore.
Video of the brutal attack in Maryland was posted online.
The beat down took place on April 18. The video shows two women brutally kicking Polis repeatedly, then dragging her through the fast-food joint while continuing to assault her.
One McDonald's staff member, as well as an elderly customer, is seen trying to help the victim.
However, other workers at the McDonald's can clearly be seen in the video standing by and doing nothing.
"They all just sat there and watched," Polis told the Baltimore Sun on Saturday.
The McDonald's employee who used his cell phone to record the attack, 22-year-old Vernon Hackett, was later fired.
McDonald's called the incident "unacceptable, disturbing and troubling," and the owner of the Rosedale franchise said the video was "unfathomable and reprehensible."
msheridan@nydailynews.com; or follow him at Twitter.com/NYDNSheridan
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...ing_of_transgender_woman_c.html#ixzz1KZ73ck6v
