A Compton man pleaded no contest final month to theft and assault prices in reference to a 2020 assault on a gaggle of transgender ladies alongside the Hollywood Stroll of Fame that sparked outrage within the metropolis’s LGBTQ group, authorities stated.
Carlton Callaway, 31, was sentenced to at least one 12 months in jail and probation and ordered to endure psychological well being remedy for the August 2020 assault, in accordance with Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Richard Ceballos.
Since Callaway, who’s at the moment out of custody, spent greater than a 12 months in county jail whereas ready for his case to be resolved; he’ll stay free beneath the phrases of his probation, Ceballos stated.
Ceballos stated Callaway additionally pleaded no contest to a hate crime allegation. Police had claimed he made derogatory feedback concerning the victims’ gender through the assault.
Eden the Doll, a transgender Instagram influencer with over 400,000 followers, was on the Stroll of Fame with Jaslene Whiterose and Joslyn Flawless round 2 a.m. when Callaway started to threaten them, in accordance with a broadly seen video of the incident that was printed on social media. Whiterose was struck within the head and folks may be heard heckling and taunting the ladies all through the incident.
Ceballos stated the victims accepted of the plea settlement. In a brief social media publish on Monday evening, Eden stated she hoped it introduced “closure.”
A second man, Davion Williams, 24, additionally of Compton, was charged within the assault however stays at giant, Ceballos stated.
Callaway and Williams didn’t know one another, in accordance with Ceballos, who stated the assault was dedicated on the “spur of the second.” Though police initially alleged a crowbar was used within the assault, Ceballos stated Tuesday that was not true.
