A man responsible for the 2012 beating of a Dallas transgender woman
who died from her injuries is set to receive probation and no jail
sentence.
A spokesperson for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed to the Observer
that Jonathan Stuart Kenney, 29, is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to
first-degree felony aggravated assault. Under a plea bargain, Kenney
will be sentenced to 10 years probation for the death of his
then-partner, Janette Tovar.
Kenney was originally charged with murder in the death of the popular 43-year-old bar promoter
after he assaulted her in October 2012. Kenney was arraigned on murder
charges three days later, then officially indicted on those same charges
in December 2012.
But in May 2013, the DA’s office re-indicted Kenney in Tovar’s death, this time on lesser charges of aggravated assault.
Kenney admitted
to slamming Tovar’s head into the concrete roadway on West Davis Street
in the early morning of October 15, 2012, then continuing to assault
her at the couple’s apartment in Oak Cliff, according to an arrest
affidavit. Later in the day, he called 911 and reported that he had
found Tovar unresponsive.
Dallas Man Gets Probation in Fatal Assault of Trans Woman
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