Craig Sumner Elliott, 68, allegedly shot Antonio Garcia Avalos, 40, in incident in Orange county
A California jogger was charged this week in the killing of a homeless man who was blocking the sidewalk.
Craig Sumner Elliott, 68, was jogging with his two dogs and pushing a cart on 28 September when he came across Antonio Garcia Avalos, 40, who was sleeping in the middle of the sidewalk, prosecutors in Orange county, California, said.
Elliott allegedly tried to wake Avalos by nudging him with the pushcart, whereupon Avalos started yelling at Elliott to leave him alone.
Elliott, who allegedly filmed their encounter, then brought a handgun out of his cart, prosecutors charged, adding that when Avalos stood and threw a shoe at Elliott, he ducked and responded by shooting Avalos three times.
Avalos subsequently died from his injuries. Elliott, who does have an active concealed carry permit issued by the local sheriff’s office, was arrested on 17 November in the incident.
He had two dogs and was pushing a cart that carried his gun…
Whatever he was doing, it wasn’t jogging.
And him taking his phone out to record himself kicking the other man and yelling at him first, was likely only because he was hoping to antagonize a homeless person so he could “defend himself”.
He’s got to be one of those idiots who believe the “stand your ground” bullshit.
You can’t start kicking a sleeping man and then claim you’re a victim, but he’s gonna try
That was my first thought, reading the article. There’s no way he was just jogging. What kind of jogger takes a cart with them? I’ve never seen something like that, and I see a lot of joggers in my area.
When the story first broke, most articles called him a dog walker.
Anything to not make it obvious it’s another rage addicted boomer I guess
People with children in strollers. Other than that, I’ve never seen it either.
Y’all telling me you ain’t ever seen someone with a stroller and a small dog in it? I see something like that at least twice a year. Guy probably has two small dogs and was pushing them in the cart if anything. He gets exercise, they get out of the house and to sniff around.
No, or at least not that I remember. I’ve seen plenty of people running with their dogs, but the dogs are on foot too.
He’s 68, it’s probably more of a Walker with a basket on it. I think identifying him as a “jogger” is a generous term. I assume it’s just an old man walking his dogs around the neighborhood.
Absolutely. This is one of the big problems with so many people carrying guns. There are many shitty people looking for a reason to use them.
But god forbid we should praise police for their response in arresting this homicidal jerk. Obviously police caused this, somehow. And are just agents of evil. Humans should be allowed to kill and rape and molest other humans with impunity. Because otherwise, some asswipe on social media might accuse you of being (GASP!!!) a “bootlicker!”
Victim complex much? No one was antagonizing you, there’s no reason to be so defensive
Oh look, it’s one of those bootlickers now! Remember kids, police can do no wrong and if they hurt or kill you, it’s because you didn’t show the proper deference due to your masters!
I’ve seen entire farms with less straw than this argument.
Police shouldn’t be “praised” for doing their jobs, in most cases. The majority of their day is spent fucking off unless some shit goes down, which is what they signed up for. Also, they’re legally immune from almost any action they take on the job, they’re very well compensated, with all the overtime pay they want, and if they do fuck up bad enough to lose a lawsuit, we all pay for it, not them.
So yeah: how’s that leather taste??