Tag: homeless man

Bail Hearing Dates Set for Some Teens Charged in Death of Toronto Homeless Man

Bail hearings are scheduled for later this month for four of eight girls facing second-degree murder charges in the death of a Toronto homeless man. Police have said that three 13-year-olds, three 14-year-olds, and two 16-year-olds allegedly swarmed and stabbed a 59-year-old man in the city’s downtown core in mid-December. One teen is set to…


Homeless Man Charged in Death of Nurse Attacked at Downtown LA Bus Stop

LOS ANGELES—A homeless man was charged with murder on Jan. 18 for allegedly punching a 70-year-old nurse in an unprovoked attack at a downtown bus stop, causing her to fall down and strike her head on the pavement. Kerry Bell, 48, was arrested a short time after the Thursday attack on Sandra Shells, who died…


Homeless Man Jailed for Allegedly Killing Man by Pushing Him in Path of Train

SAN DIEGO—A transient was arrested Jan. 4 on suspicion of killing a 68-year-old man without provocation on New Year’s Day by pushing him into the path of an oncoming train at Old Town Transit Center. Ryan Michael Rukstelis, 26, was taken into custody in the 2200 block of Park Boulevard in Balboa Park shortly after…


Transient Jailed for Allegedly Killing Man by Pushing Him in Path of Train

SAN DIEGO—A transient was arrested Jan. 4 on suspicion of killing a 68-year-old man without provocation on New Year’s Day by pushing him into the path of an oncoming train at Old Town Transit Center. Ryan Michael Rukstelis, 26, was taken into custody in the 2200 block of Park Boulevard in Balboa Park shortly after…


Vlogger Raises $17,000 for Homeless Man He Met on His Road Trip: ‘I Want to Humanize Him’

A homeless man in Connecticut received $17,000 in donations after a video clip about his life journey went viral. The rough sleeper, Mike, 46, was overcome by emotion when he was handed the money by a video-content creator, Phillip Vu, 24. The unlikely friends first met when the downtrodden Mike offered to clean Phillip’s car windows…