Transgender teen accused of attempted murder in car crash
LONGMONT, Colo. -- A transgender teenager is behind bars for attempted murder for his role in a car crash, reports CBS Denver.
According to the station, police in Longmont say the 16-year-old girl, who identifies as male, crashed his SUV into another car and tried to stab those inside.
Investigators say the 21-year-old male driver of a green Honda Civic and his 19-year-old female passenger took an intentional hit from the teenage driver who was in a silver Nissan.
"The female had called her friend from Aurora because she was wanting to end this relationship. She had been abused, she had a black eye," said Longmont Police Detective Cmdr. Jeff Satur.
Satur said the 21-year-old from Aurora had just picked up his 19-year-old friend, a young woman from Longmont, when her 16-year-old boyfriend rammed into their car and tried to stab them, according to the station. The knife reportedly had a 7-inch blade.
"When he got out of the car, he was wearing a knife on his hip and all the officers described it as a Rambo-style knife," said Satur. "A big, heavy blade and that's not something that you want somebody swinging at you."
According to the station, the accused driver held down the teen in the parking lot until officers arrived and took him into custody.