Reduxx has learned that a trans-identified male currently incarcerated at a women’s prison in Washington state has been charged with intimidating a public servant and malicious mischief in the first degree after he threatened and assaulted a female correctional officer. Nonnie Marcella Lotusflower, born Nathan Goninan, has a history of violence against women and is currently serving a 10-year sentence at the Washington Correctional Center for Women (WCCW) for the murder of a teen girl.
Court records obtained by Reduxx describe how Lotusflower began threatening a correctional officer lieutenant on the morning of September 24, 2024. The officer, along with a prison psychologist, had been scheduled to visit Lotusflower in order to conduct an administrative hearing to address his “unauthorized actions” in the facility. The lieutenant was acting as an Administrative Hearings officer when Lotusflower began shouting, “Get out, I will fucking hurt you, get the fuck out of my face, I swear I will hurt you.”
The convicted killer then made a sudden forward motion as if attempting to lunge towards the lieutenant. Both the officer and psychologist were able to leave the small room and called for assistance. As the two were outside the room, Lotusflower was able to partially break free from his restraints and began shouting “Boo!” at them in an attempt to frighten them.
Staff responded to the call for backup and the use of force became necessary, and Lotusflower was sedated.
On October 17, the lieutenant attempted to conduct the hearing again. She was seated outside of a segregation where Lotusflower was being held. At his request, the cuff port, an opening in the door which allows for meals to be passed through, was opened. Lotusflower crouched down to speak to the lieutenant through the port, then stood up and flung an “unknown liquid substance” at her face, which then entered her mouth, nose, and eyes. She was then transported to the hospital for a medical evaluation.
“You don’t want to follow the rules, this is what you get!” Lotusflower shouted at the woman. “You cunt, I tripped and fell.”
In prison slang, “gassing” refers to an inmate intentionally throwing bodily substances at guards in order to retaliate and intimidate. The court report did not specify which liquid Lotusflower hurled at the officer, however, the most common bodily excretions thrown include feces, urine, semen, or saliva. As the practice carries a high risk of spreading infectious diseases, it is considered a felony in most U.S. states.
Charges against Lotusflower are also linked to damage done to the detention facility. On December 17, while in a segregation unit, he began screaming, then picked up a speaker used for hearings and threw it against the window, causing the glass to crack. The window is connected to the adjacent room, the law library, designated for the use of inmates taking classes. The library was rendered unusable until repairs could be made.
As staff arrived on the scene, Lotusflower began threatening the guards, stating, “I don’t care anymore. I am stomping down any cop and slitting their throats. I am murdering you all. I don’t care. You all are taking my life away from me. I just got another ten years.”
On January 13, another violent outburst was recorded. Lotusflower launched into a fit over an issue regarding his phone usage, then attempted to break the prison’s phone. His vandalism escalated and ultimately he broke another six windows. The total cost of the damages to state property are estimated at over $30,000.
While it is unclear when Lotusflower was transferred to women’s prison WCCW, in 2017 he launched a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Corrections citing discrimination on the basis of his ‘gender identity,’ and demanding access to ‘gender affirming’ surgeries. The ACLU entered the complaint in support of Lotusflower in 2018.
In June of that year, a whistleblower employed at (WCCW) told National Review that Lotusflower had successfully undergone breast augmentation surgery on the taxpayer dime while incarcerated. The correctional officer, who was not named due to concerns over professional repercussions, noted that Lotusflower had recently been escorted on a medical leave from the prison to get breast implants.
EXCLUSIVE: A violent transgender inmate at Washington's only women's prison was allegedly gifted a Victoria's Secret bra by the facility after receiving taxpayer-funded breast implants.
— REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) May 30, 2023
Nonnie Lotusflower murdered a 17-year-old girl.https://t.co/QK2vgF2aLv
A source within WCCW then came forward to allege that the state’s only women’s prison had “gifted” Lotusflower a Victoria’s Secret bra.
Lotusflower was convicted on second-degree manslaughter charges for the brutal murder of 17 year-old Jessica Franklin. He targeted Franklin just hours after being released from prison in 2007, and upon his release, strangled her to death. Her body was found beneath an underpass in Bellingham, Washington, and a forensic examination revealed signs she had been sexually assaulted.
As previously reported by Reduxx, Lotusflower filed a lawsuit against WCCW last December claiming corrections officials are responsible for violating his eighth amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment. In his complaint, Lotusflower argues that being placed in solitary confinement for an extended period of time has put him at risk of self-harm and mental health episodes. He alleges a conspiracy in which multiple WCCW staff members intentionally “targeted” him for mistreatment in order to make him “blow up.”
Part of the prison’s conspiracy against him, Lotusflower argues, involves a Prison Rape Elimination Act case in which he was cited for sexually assaulting a female inmate in 2021. He claims that WCCW staff falsified infraction reports and photo evidence of the female inmate’s injuries, leading to him being designated a high risk, maximum security inmate. Despite his claims of a conspiracy, the allegation was marked as “substantiated” after an investigation took place.
In addition to the rape investigation, Reduxx also found that Lotusflower had been cited for physically assaulting a female inmate in April of 2023. According to a WDOC infraction report, CCTV footage showed Lotusflower punching a female inmate in the face while both had been out in the recreation yard.
Following the assault, Lotusflower then contacted both the victim and multiple other inmates in an apparent effort to compel them to provide false testimonies denying or downplaying the assault. He was ultimately found guilty of the violations, and was sentenced to a loss of privileges for 120 days.
In response to his maximum security designation, Lotusflower reportedly threatened a member of WCCW staff, screaming: “I will beat your ass. I will block your fucking face out. You’re an ugly fucking slut!” Lotusflower then also threatened another individual involved in making the decision, loudly declaring that he would “end her fucking life” and murder her family.
Deborah Wofford, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Women’s Division, has declared Lotusflower an “unmitigated threat to the safety of other incarcerated individuals,” and noted that he had repeatedly made serious threats of bodily harm towards staff. Wofford stated that “such overtly threatening and aggressive behavior is not typical with individuals incarcerated at WCCW.”
In July of 2023, Lotusflower was referred to transfer back to a men’s prison as a result of his repeat infractions. It is unclear when Lotusflower was again returned to WCCW.
WCCW is a Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) women’s prison that is ranked as a minimum, medium, and close security prison. There are several violent men who claim to be transgender currently housed at the facility.
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
— REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) March 28, 2024
A female inmate at the Washington Correctional Center for Women has come forward to reveal that she was sexually assaulted by her transgender cellmate, Christopher Williams.
Williams, 34, is a violent sex offender.
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Last year, Reduxx spoke with an anonymous source inside WCCW who said that another trans-identified male inmate at WCCW had also been accused of sexual assault. The inmate reported that in April of 2022, transgender inmate Christopher Williams asked to be moved into her cell.
She became increasingly uncomfortable with Williams’ behavior towards her, which had a near-constant sexual undertone. At one point, Williams appeared to become frustrated with her lack of interest in him, and started issuing disturbing threats of sexual violence. One night, after the inmate had taken sleeping medication, she woke up to find Williams touching her body.
Despite voicing her concerns throughout the ordeal, the woman who was sexually abused by Williams said she was ignored.
I suspect demonic possession.