Man held in San Diego homeless attacks has long criminal record

SAN DIEGO — A man arrested for a string of deadly attacks on the homeless had a long history of crime and mental health issues and was himself living in subsidized housing for the homeless, it was reported.

Jon David Guerrero, 39, was arrested Friday by police who heard a homeless man screaming after he was attacked.

[...] since January he had been living in a rented one-room apartment in downtown’s Alpha Square, a subsidized housing complex for the poor and homeless, KNSD-TV reported.

Guerrero has a history of criminal arrests and mental problems and spent time at a state mental hospital, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported, citing public records.

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, police said.