A black transgender woman has been charged with multiple hate crime felonies and misdemeanors following a series of pepper spray attacks in New York City.
Tasha Heard was arrested Saturday evening in connection with at least two separate attacks, though police were reportedly questioning her about severalTasha Heard was charged with multiple hate-crime felonies and misdemeanors after attacking people with pepper spray in New York.In one alleged incident, Heard is accused of approaching a white couple in their 50s on Friday afternoon while they shopped in the Bronx.
The other alleged incident for which Heard has been charged is similar in nature and occurred Saturday in the Bronx. "The defendant approached a 30-year-old male and a 24-year-old female, asked them if they were white and displayed a sharp object causing fear," the NYPD stated."The female victim was sprayed in the face with an unknown substance causing redness, burning and discomfort."
Court documents did not list an attorney for Heard, who is referred to in official documents and police reports by her legal first name, Thomas.
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