Two 19-year-old
women accused in a December hate crime involving the
beating of 16-year-old gay youth in Des Moines have been
arrested, local police reported. Jassimen Dobbins, 19,
and Angela Wade, 19, were taken into custody on Friday
following a brief foot chase, according to The Des
Moines Register. They were booked on charges of
first-degree burglary and third-degree arson.
Dobbins and Wade
are accused of beating the teenager over the head
with a bottle and stabbing him with a fork. According to a
police report, the teen was robbed of $5 in cash, an
ATM card, and a driver's license, and his bag was
set on fire.
Hate-crime
charges were added after Dobbins and Wade told police Friday
that they knew the victim was gay and admitted to using
antigay slurs during the alleged attack. Police said
it was uncertain how the two knew the victim. Each is
being held on $42,250 bond. (The Advocate)