Eric Bridges, 24, is charged with attempted murder for allegedly beating a transgender woman and dragging her with his car (Picture: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office)

A transgender woman is fighting for her life after she was beaten, tied to a minivan, then dragged for two blocks.

Eric Bridges, 24, was arrested on Sunday in Jacksonville, Florida for the violent attack that left the unnamed woman in critical condition on Friday, police said.

Bridges allegedly battered the woman, then tied her to the bumper of his green minivan and began driving. He then reportedly cut the rope and drove away.

The woman was found lying in the street in the street. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said she may have already been unconscious when she was tied to the car.




Authorities filmed the brutal attack at the Real Time Crime Center, but said the footage was too graphic to release to the public, according to News4Jax.

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Bridges was charged with attempted murder and appeared in court on Monday morning.

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The minivan he used to drag the woman was found on Saturday. Police say it had been stolen before the attack.

Investigators say the woman appeared to have been dragged to the car from the nearby Majestic Plaza Apartments.

Witnesses at the scene, including, Eric Brightman, a maintenance worker at the Majestic Apartment building, said the victim was a transgender woman. Brightman said: ‘They seen him dragging down the street with a rope.’

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Brien Kee said: ‘I don’t know how this person identifies and, obviously, we want to be respectful of how this person identifies himself.’

Police released these photos of the minivan, but did not release the video because it was too graphic” (Picture: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office)

Ken Jefferson, a crime and safety analyst for News4Jax said: ‘It sounds like a hate crime, some type of revenge incident.’

Jefferson continued: ‘Their purpose was to kill that person, evidently. If they’re … tying them to a vehicle and dragging him through the street, they don’t want that person to live.’

Bridges reportedly has a long list of previous criminal offenses including grand theft and resisting an officer.

He was released from prison on June 2018.