2 men charged following 2019 murder of transgender woman in South Carolina
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Two men have been charged in relation to the 2019 murder of a Black transgender woman in South Carolina, authorities said Wednesday. In a five-count federal indictment, the two men were charged with hate crime and obstruction offenses in the death of Pebbles LaDime "Dime" Doe, 24, according to a news release from the United State's Attorney's Office.
Daqua Ritter, 26, was charged with a hate crime as well as using a firearm in connection with a hate crime and obstruction of justice. The hate crime count carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, the U.S. Attorney's office said, while the obstruction of justice charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Xavier Pinckney, 24, was charged with two obstruction offenses for providing false and misleading statements to authorities investigating the murder. The obstruction offense, like Ritter's, carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, while the count charging him with lying to federal investigators carries a maximum penalty of five years, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
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