BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut panhandler has been charged with felony assault after police say he stabbed a man who refused to give him spare change and told him to get a job.
Forty-one-year-old Dwayne “Crab” Upchurch was arrested in Bridgeport Thursday on a second-degree assault charge.
Police told the Connecticut Post (https://bit.ly/1eYSWrN ) that a 49-year-old man was walking in Bridgeport on Nov. 22 when Upchurch asked him for some change.
People were interested in these podcasts
Police say the victim refused and told Upchurch to get a job before Upchurch stabbed him twice in his chest.
The victim was treated at Bridgeport Hospital and recovered.
It’s not clear if Upchurch has a lawyer.
___
Information from: Connecticut Post, https://www.connpost.com
Please read our comment policy before commenting.