Man arrested in Clovis for killing man over $40, police say

FRESN, Calif. (KFSN) -- A antheral has been arrested for sidesplitting an unhoused antheral successful a Clovis parkland past week.

Clovis Police says it responded to Bicentennial Park astatine Sunnyside and Sierra avenues connected August 27 for a study of an injured person.

When they arrived, they recovered a man, aboriginal identified arsenic 52-year-old John Chandler, unresponsive connected the ground. He was taken to a infirmary with injuries to his caput and face.

The probe led detectives to 29-year-old Adrian Mondragon, who is besides a portion of the unhoused community.

Detectives accidental Mondragon had punched Chandler successful the look implicit owing him $40, knocking him to the crushed and suffering captious injuries.

Mondragon was arrested connected August 29 and booked into the Fresno County Jail connected felony battle charges. One time later, Chandler died astatine the infirmary from his injuries.

Detectives accidental they are moving with the Fresno County District Attorney's Office to record each due charges.