The Brief The Office of the U.S. Attorney for D.C. announced that the man accused of killing a transgender woman earlier this year is facing a hate crime charge. The USAO says Edgar Arrington, 38, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed, with a hate crime enhancement. The man accused of killing a transgender woman in Northeast D.C. has officially been charged with a hate crime, according to the U.S. Attorney for D.C.D.C.'s top prosecutor, Jeanine Pirro, announced on Thursday that Edgar Arrington, 38, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed, with a hate crime enhancement. MPD previously said this was not being investigated as a hate crime but the DOJ now says this was motivated by the victim’s gender identity. Marshals in Rowan County, N.C.Arrington made his initial appearance on Thursday, where a judge found probable cause that Arrington committed the offense of first-degree murder while armed, with a hate crime enhancement (gender identity).