MIDWEST CITY, Okla. — An Oklahoma lesbian was attacked this week after months of anti-gay slurs and verbal harassment escalated into a brutal assault.
Kayla Elliott, 29, who has been caring for her sick father in the Oklahoma City suburb of Midwest City, said she has been harassed for months by a woman who resides in the apartment above her father.
But on Tuesday evening, those ant-gay slurs escalated into a vicious attack.
Kayla Elliott suffered a head wound requiring 18 stitches, and defensive wounds to both hands in the August 14 attack..
The woman, later identified as Camino Nicole Maxwell, allegedly initiated an altercation, calling Elliott a “dumb dyke” who “looks like a man” and threatened to “Jack up you and your dad.”
According to Christina Garcia, a friend of Elliott’s, Maxwell took a swing and initiated a physical altercation. After the fight had been broken up, Elliott retreated from the confrontation and into her father’s apartment.
Camino Maxwell
Later, after waiting inside for Maxwell to return home, Elliott ventured back out to retrieve a necklace that had fallen off during the fight, but before she could make it back to the apartment, Maxwell allegedly assaulted her with a knife, screaming, “I’m gonna kill you,” and “I’ll make you straight.”
After seeing the blood coming from Elliott’s head, witnesses called the police and separated the two.
Maxwell was arrested at the scene and taken into custody; she was held on $5,000 bond for probable cause of assault with a deadly weapon.
Maxwell, whose arrest record dates back to 1992 where she has multiple previous arrests for DUI, possession charges, actual physical control charges, and forcible entry, claimed she was acting in self-defense.
Elliott, who suffered a head wound and received 18 stitches, is petitioning the District Attorney’s office to elevate the current charge to attempted murder.
Editor’s Note: OKC Pride is raising funds to help Elliott with expenses related to this attack, both medical and legal. If you wish to help, contact OKC Pride at (405) 466-LGBT (5428), or email [email protected]
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:( Terrible..
that is simply awful.
MOFO tries to get at me like that there gonna get a face full of lead I’m always packing.
And yet everybody wants to stop bullying… UNLESS it’s bullying LGBT people. THEN it’s ok… I fucking hate the majority of the human race
Sad thing is that the law won’t do shit until it escalates into this.. It’s fucking bullshit..
so sad!
This is appalling! Enough is enough!
I’ll fuck those bitches up for her! People annoy me. I hope she’s better<3 But she'll be hurt mentally for a lifetime. That sucks. I wish I could help!
Sad thing is…in OK…this is not a hate crime.
So discusting people need to grow up andout of the old ways of thinking.
this is so sad, we have the right to love and be with whom we choose!!! send that bitch to texas, someone will handle her!!!
They need to up the charge! To attempted murder!
Horrible!!
FUCK.
Kayla, know we are behind you, and I am praying for you and your dad.
One question why is our government not enforcing the Matthew Shepard law? This is one reason why most openly gay people would be scared to leave their home.
Thats fucked up
I guess people are so insecure and do not like quesitoning who they are, that they have destroy and kill anything that is not consider “their norm.”.
ok people need to chill the fuck out because that brutality is uncalled for~
Breaks my heart to know she was simply there to care for her sick father, only to become an innocent victim of hate.
I don’t even know what to say about this. This is absolutely terrible.
WHY!????? What the HELL is wrong with people!?? Love and prayers going out for a speedy recovery. WAKE UP people!
OMG!!! some people are so f-ed up… this woman NEEDS to be charged with attempted murder… It’s just sickening…
Red State idiocy! Spreading like wild fire! Hate! Promoted 24/7 on Fox networks pseudo news lie factory! #1 programs for racist white uneducated right wing ideologies that use religion to justify there inexcusable ignorance & bigotry! I’m from OK! I’m not talking outta my a*s here!
This is My greatest fear…
You and me both!
That’s so fucked up!
shared this, I am soo sorry for this woman. My prayers and heart goes out to her, may Goddess bless, heal and keep her. I hit like only so everyone here can see this link
very disturbing..hope elliot gets jusftice,an maxwell a lot of time an karma,trying to kill someone is wronbg in any way you look at it!!!
My thoughts and prayers are with Kayla and her family..so sad to read this. Kayla is a strong woman I bet and will heal and get all the love and support and justice she deserves!
Just fucking sickening, UGGGH I hope she stays in jail!!
unfortunately ann was right, here in okc, they’ll find some short term sentence. they don’t believe in hate crimes.
and these people call themselves christians? whether they accept it or not these are still human beings. These so-called “christians” better remember how it was back in Roman times. Because People in Midwest City, OK are lucky I’m not there. Because the people that did this would be getting their asses kicked! Yeah and Midwest City, what their too fucking stupid to come up with a better name for the town fucking asses!
It’s a real shame that anyone who is different is a target for this type of thing, sad that you have to fear for your life at every second because this happens far too often everywhere and many times this is not taken as seriously as it should. i can only hope that people start standing up to these sort of things and help set laws to protect people of the LGBT community, if not people will continue to think they can do crimes such as this and nothing will be done about it because society don’t care enough. this person should be locked away for a while and it would seem she had criminal history before this so no mercy for evil,vile scum like that period.
:-(
That is completely uncalled for!!! Sure Have your opinions but leave innocent people alone hate is never the anwser! Prayers to her and her family <3
this is just terrible and heartbreaking. she didn’t do anything to deserve this.
OMG and do you people are that are full of HATE think this is the answer Hevenly Father be with your child today tommorow and forever.Forgive the attacker in our hearts but the system needs to handle this make an example out of this HATEFUL person who did this.This angers me to no end 5000 $ what a joke,my Grandaughter was under a 35,000 bond just for saying something in court,defending me because she thought 2 girls that she knew were gonna walk away free after vandalizing my car.She had every right to Folks the system is so wrong,to serious over small things.This attack is nonsense and that (I would say Lady,but that’s not what she is)thug,whimp and low life should be punished to the max.Now I’m not one for protesting but if she isn’t handle correctley the people should rise up and make an example for her them selves.God save your children I pray in your precious name.
This is ridiculous and disgusting..
Stonewall II is approaching as good folks are being pushed to their limits!
I think we need a LGBT version of the IRA. I’m just saying. Dont let people harass you for months; it makes them feel strong and want to escalate things.
Are you really mad? Help Kayly out with a few bucks – it’s legit; it’s through OKC Pride: http://www.causes.com/actions/1675352
that so fuck up
I’m praying for you, Kayla. I hope you recover quickly and I also hope this woman gets charged with attempted murder. Release the hate, people, we’re human beings, just like Jesus Christ was.
Get Well kayla
:n(
Blessings & prayers go out to Kayla, may you heal asap and hope you can get help if you end up with PTSD…
Mother Fuckers!!!