— A District of Columbia man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a transgender woman in Montgomery County last April. The Washington Post reports (http://wapo.st/2v1y0QW ) Judge Marielsa Bernard imposed the maximum sentence for second-degree murder on Keith C. Renier. Court documents show Renier arrived at the hotel along with a second suspect via an Uber car arranged and paid for by Blakeney. A confidential informant told detectives the second suspect had arranged to meet Blakeney under the false pretense of a date and instead intended to rob her with Renier’s help. ___Information from: The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.comCopyright 2017 The Associated Press.

Source: Washington Post August 19, 2017 14:26 UTC