Guard Charged with Assault After Confronting Transgender Woman Using Women's Restroom, Source Says
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D.C. Police have charged a security guard at a Giant grocery store with simple assault after sources say she had a confrontation with a transgender woman who was trying to use the women's restroom.
The guard, who has not been identified, is a special police officer at a Giant store near Third and H streets in northeast D.C.
Police confirmed they had arrested her there earlier today for a confrontation in the store, though they did not reveal details of the arrest.
News4 spoke with Ebony Belcher, the transgender woman who said she was assaulted by the officer.
Belcher, 32, said the woman came into the restroom and told her to get out. She said the officer put her hand on her shoulder and arm, grabbed her and tried to march her out of the store.
Belcher said she suffers from Parkinson's disease and almost fell while the officer was shoving her.
Giant issued a statement, which read: "As this matter involves a third party that provides security services for Giant and there's an ongoing criminal investigation, all inquiries related to the incident at the H Street Giant should be directed to the local police for a comment at this time."