Seattle man found guilty of hate crime, assault in U District attack

The verdict stems from a March 2025 incident when a transgender woman suffered broken teeth and bruises in an attack in the University District.

SEATTLE — A Seattle man has been found guilty of a hate crime and second-degree assault for attacking a transgender woman in Seattle’s University District last March, in what prosecutors argued was an unprovoked assault fueled by hatred and preceded by targeted slurs.

A jury in King County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon convicted Andre Karlow of the two crimes.

The verdict stemmed from the accusation that Karlow beat Andie Holcepl, a transgender woman who suffered broken teeth and bruises

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