2 arrested in Queens bias attack on transgender female

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2 arrested in Queens bias attack on transgender female
BY Irving Dejohn
and Brendan Brosh
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/07/10/2009-07-10_2_arrested_in_queens_transgender_attack.html

Nathaniel Mims, 25, and Rasheed Thomas, 22, allegedly screamed anti-gay slurs and threatened to cut the woman's throat Wednesday night in St. Albans.

They face charges of assault as a hate crime, menacing and harassment.

"I didn't know you could get locked up for calling somebody names," Thomas said after his arrest, according to prosecutors.