Transient Charged with Skateboard Attack on 79-Year-Old Man

Transient Charged with Skateboard Attack on 79-Year-Old Man

A 28-year-old transient with a felony conviction was charged Thursday with attacking a 79-year-old man with a skateboard in Costa Mesa. Jacob Riley Manndavis was charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting injury on an elder adult, receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a felon, all felonies. He also faces sentencing enhancements for causing great bodily injury on an elder, personal use of a deadly w…

An armed transient was arrested after assaulting an elderly man in Costa Mesa - New Santa Ana

A report about a transient with a gun uncovered a crime from the night before, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. Yesterday morning, while police officers were on another call at the 700 block of 19th Street, a person approached them to report a man with a gun in the area. The police officers quickly located the suspect nearby, who immediately fled on foot. After a brief foot pursuit, officers detained the suspect without incident. A…