
Man, 81, Charged With Terrorizing California Neighborhood With Slingshot, Dies Days After Arrest
Published on June 2, 2024
AZUSA, Calif.—An 81-year-old man who investigators said terrorized a Southern California neighborhood for years with a slingshot has died just days after his arrest, authorities said. The man was found dead Wednesday evening at a home in Azusa, east of Los Angeles, police Sgt. Nick Covarrubias said. “We didn’t find any evidence of foul play,” Mr. Covarrubias told the Southern California News Group. The man died of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to the medical examiner’s office, which ruled the death as natural. The man had been released on his own recognizance Tuesday after pleading not guilty to five counts of felony vandalism and two counts of misdemeanor vandalism....
