A 25-year-old man arrested in connection with the violent assault of a transgender woman in Renton pleaded not guilty.

Ranmore Edwards, 25, pleaded not guilty to assault and hate crime charges.

He’s being held on $300,000 bail after prosecutors cited public safety concerns, but will be back in court next month.

“Despite the defendant’s lack of criminal history, the state would ask bail be maintained, given concerns for the safety of the community,” King County prosecutor Bryce McPhee said.

He turned himself in after a family member recognized his photo on the Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound website, convincing him to surrender, authorities said.

“These are very violent charges, and it is the alleged brutality and the alleged animus which gives me the greatest concern in this case,” Ju

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