Cop pleads not guilty to beating transwoman later found murdered

365 Gay News  Nov 20 08

(Memphis, Tennessee) A former Memphis police officer pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to civil rights charges in the jailhouse beating of a transgender prostitution suspect which was captured on video. An indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses Bridges McRae, 28, of using unreasonable force by repeatedly striking Duanna Johnson with his fist and ... Full story...

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