A California district attorney dropped all felony charges against two biological males who identify as women after they allegedly brandished stun guns and pepper spray at a bar fight.
Noelle Matthyssen and Karina Valenzuela-Vasquez had the charges dropped due to insufficient evidence after the Huntington Beach incident. The two claimed to be victims of a hate crime.
“After a careful review of the evidence in this case, I personally decided to dismiss this case several days ago because I did not believe the facts could be proved beyond a reasonable doubt,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer in a statement on Monday.
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During the preliminary hearing in July, police officers said they made fundamental errors in the investigation. One admitted to using a transphobic slur while speaking to their colleagues.
The incident occurred in October 2020 when a man and woman allegedly challenged Matthyssen and Valenzuela-Vasquez to a fight.
When the alleged victims attempted to leave, the man pushed Valenzuela-Vasquez, video footage showed, according to the East Bay Times.
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Matthyssen and Valenzuela-Vasquez allegedly proceeded to pull out a Taser and pepper spray.
Three officers arrived on the scene and, during the preliminary hearing, admitted they submitted inaccurate and incomplete reports regarding the incident.
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They purportedly failed to report the physical assaults, injuries, and harassment that appeared bigoted launched at the transgender women.
“Oh yeah, I forgot,” one officer testified.
