Video Shows Attack On Homeless Man
2 Teens Arrested, 2 Sought In Attack
POSTED: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
UPDATED: 1:10 pm EDT October 27,
2009
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- Two teenagers were arrested and two more were sought in connection with the videotaped beating of a homeless man in Pompano Beach, WPLG-TV in Miami reported.According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, detectives were investigating the April 2009 attacks on Craig Cohen and David Villanova in Oakland Park when they came across videos of a different attack online. Police said one of the teens in the video was once a suspect in the beatings of Cohen and Villanova.The two online videos, which were called "Beating Up A Crackhead," parts one and two, show three teens attacking a homeless man and were taped on a cell phone by a fourth teen, police said.In the video, three teens can be seen knocking down the man, whom police identified as 54-year-old James Cunningham. Police said the teens taunted Cunningham as they hit him, grabbed him and carried him down a streetTwo suspects -- Brandon Edwards and William Sleight, both 19 -- have been arrested in the attack, and police are searching for 19-year-old Nicholas Bakum, of Lighthouse Point.The sheriff's office said it has not yet identified the fourth teen in the video, whose name might be Brad.
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