A BALTIMORE CITY FIREFIGHTER HAS BEEN SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY FOLLOWING HIS ARREST for assaulting a man>woman with a hammer following a “misunderstanding” over a sexual arrangement. Firefighter Jerry Majette was wearing his FD uniform when police arrived at an apartment in the early-morning hours of August 1. They found a person who goes by the name of Tamera King and claims to be undergoing a series of surgeries to change his>her sex from male to female. King was bleeding from a head wound that he>she said was caused by a hammer wielded by Majette.
King (left) and Majette
Majette was found with a hammer in his pants pocket and a wound that he said was caused by King when he>she stabbed him with a pair of scissors. Both of them accused the other of stealing money from each other. King was also arrested and charged with assault. Their stories are conflicting and confusing. Majette says that he was passing by an apartment building around midnight when he was accosted by King who asked him for some help by giving him>her some money and Majette went inside the apartment to see if he could assist this total stranger.
King says that they had pre-arranged a rendezvous after connecting on Craig’s List where King had explicitly claimed that he>she is a transsexual. The police say that their investigation found that Majette’s computer had messages stored from his correspondence with King. It later came out that when King started to disrobe in front of Majette he expressed displeasure with the “transient state of her sexual organs.” It was then that he demanded King return his money to him and later assaulting each other with their weapons of choice.
WMAR-TV Ch. 2 tries to sort it all out in this video report:
Majette has a lengthy and sordid history with the Baltimore Fire Department that includes several suspensions and a prior dismissal. But he was rehired despite his disciplinary problems which included not following orders and losing his driver’s license. The Baltimore Investigative Voice has a summary of Majette’s less-than-honorable service and troubles HERE.
Both King and Majette are scheduled back in court on September 1.
