Justice has been served in Tampa, FL. Tavares Spencer, the 16 year old teen who robbed and shot trans woman Coko McDonald back on April 9 and gleefully bragged about on social media will be spending time in the Florida penal system.
Spencer was tried as an adult and found guilty back in October of attempted first degree murder, robbery with a firearm, attempted second degree murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery.
The trial featured testimony from Coko Williams and a failed attempt by Spencer's defense attorney to deploy the odious 'trans panic' defense.
Our transsister Coko is not only thankfully alive to tell her story, she got the early Christmas present of seeing justice being served
The judge in this case noted his pattern of recent criminal behavior and the testimony from Tampa PD detectives about his lack of remorse in the shooting. He sentenced Spencer to spend the next 25 years of his young life in jail for letting his transphobia get the best of him.
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