The man accused of robbing three transgender women in Hollywood earlier this month in what police have called a hate crime was released from jail Tuesday after prosecutors asked detectives to dig deeper into the case before they filed charges, authorities said. In the video, someone threatens Flawless with a crowbar as he robs her and then strikes Whiterose in the head as bystanders taunt the women. Investigators have said the attacker also made demeaning remarks about the women’s gender identity, which led police to consider the incident a hate crime. It was not immediately clear whether Callway had an attorney, and The Times was unable to contact him for comment. The status of another man arrested in connection with the attack by LAPD last week — 42-year-old Willie Walker — was not clear.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 26, 2020 16:55 UTC