LIES TO INVESTIGATORS COULD GET HIM UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISONXP (24) of Allendale, South Carolina, pleaded guilty in late October to obstructing an investigation into the murder of “Dime Doe" -- a black transgender woman.
The man admitted to giving “false and misleading information to state authorities.” Among other things, XP conceded that he lied to officials about the use of his phone to call and text Doe, on the day of her murder. And lied about seeing DR -- who allegedly shot Doe -- on the morning of the killing.
In a written statement, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, noted that “The defendant is being held accountable for trying to obstruct an investigation into the tragic murder of a Black transgender woman …. Acts of violence against LGBTQI+ people, including transgender women of color, are on the rise and have no place in our society. The Justice Department remains steadfast in its commitment to investigating and prosecuting those who target LGBTQI+ people with acts of violence or who try to unlawfully obstruct investigations into these heinous crimes.”
The man faces up to twenty years in prison.
That sure stopped on a Dime.
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