Jayden Tkaczyk, 16, was kicked to the ground and had his face stomped on, leaving him with a broken nose, while his attackers used anti-LGBTQ+ slurs.
Police Chief Edward Conley stated, 'Our department conducted a meticulous, thorough and compassionate investigation and the resulting charges are consistent with the evidence.'
Jasmine Tkaczyk expressed her worst fear, saying, 'as a mom of a trans teen, getting that phone call your son is in the hospital for getting beaten up.'
Though a hate-crime investigator was assigned, the police revealed the evidence ultimately did not support hate crime charges against the assailants.
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