A Milwaukee gentleman who was accused of killing a Black trans woman appeared in court on Monday and denied being involved in Chyna Long’s demise.
Judge Mark Sanders presided over Antonio S. Currin’s arraignment on Monday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Through his lawyer, Helmi Hamad of Milwaukee, Currin entered a not criminal appeal.
On November 30, he is expected to appear in court once more for a position conference.
Since June 2022, a string of homicides that have shaken Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ area have resulted in the deaths of four identified Black transgender women, including Long, 31.
The four homicides occur at a time when anti-transgender speech and regulations are being used in the U.S., and there is an increase in violence against people who are sex non-conforming and trans.
On the morning of October 8, Currin is accused of shooting Much on the 7300 wall of North 89th Street, but no specific reason is given in the criminal complaint.
According to the authorities, Currin matched the description of a man who was seen on 89th Street at 7:47 in the morning talking to someone while standing outside the yellow Chevrolet Impala. At that time, several gunshots were heard.
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When the officers arrived, they discovered Much lying in the street with bullet wounds.
Eventually, the police identified Currin and interrogated him. Police obtained information from his company, which is less than two miles from the field of the homicide, stating that Currin arrived at work at 7:52 a.m. He informed the officers that he had been working that day from 7 am to 3 pm.
He arrived at the job site in the same Corvette three hours before clocking in, according to surveillance images.
In 2013, Currin was found guilty of evading laws protection. He would n’t have been allowed to own a gun if he had been found guilty of the felony.
Additionally, Milwaukee police will no longer record crime victims ‘ genders right away.