A Brooklyn man has been arraigned on charges connected to the 2012 homicide of Bushwick transgender performer Lorena Escalera, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Friday alongside New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Escalera, 25, who performed under the stage name Lorena Xtravaganza, was found dead in her bed after a fire broke out in her bedroom. Her death was later ruled a homicide. On Feb. 14, Henry Pacheco, 44, of Brooklyn, was arraigned on charges of second-degree murder, second- and third-degree arson and petit larceny. Click here to read more on brooklynpaper.com.
