Screams lead police to suspect in San Diego homeless attacks

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Screams from a homeless man being attacked as he slept led officers to capture the man responsible for a string of assaults that have terrorized San Diego's transient population, authorities say.

The arrest of Jon David Guerrero on Friday came five days after police released another man they had suspected in the attacks that left three homeless men dead and two critically injured, including the most recent victim.

Police found Guerrero riding a bicycle nearby and uncovered physical evidence at the scene and at his downtown San Diego residence linking him to all the crimes, Nisleit said.

Police said there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute him and released a new sketch of the suspected serial killer Thursday.

Guerrero resembles the suspect whose image was caught on a convenience store surveillance video after the first killing July 3.