US jogger who dumped homeless man's belongings arrested
Source: BBC News
3 hours ago
ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Henry Sintay was apparently filmed back at the lake, picking items from the water
A California jogger filmed dumping a homeless man's belongings in a lake is accused of stealing a bystander's phone as he recorded him a day later.
Oakland city police arrested Henry Sintay, 30, on Monday on suspicion of robbery after he was apparently filmed in a fracas at the same location.
Onlooker Matt Nelson shared the video on Facebook and said Mr Sintay had taken his phone during a tussle.
Mr Sintay has not been charged over removing the homeless man's camp.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44474366
H2O Man
(73,709 posts)What the fuck is wrong with people?
Polly Hennessey
(6,817 posts)Hes a charmer.
Croney
(4,682 posts)I don't like making joggers look bad, since I am one.
Judi Lynn
(160,682 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)the homeless man's pathetic belongings. As he is.
I am very sorry to read that he was not arrested for that despicable (and surely illegal?) action in addition to stealing from someone else.
tblue37
(65,552 posts)FSogol
(45,595 posts)Maybe because he stopped to attack a homeless person's stuff and steal the phone of someone filming him?
Croney
(4,682 posts)Sounds like a crazy criminal to me. The fact that he was running doesn't make him a jogger. But anyway, at least some people got my humor.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)phone, the tussle with the witness resulted in an injury
dhill926
(16,390 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)slumcamper
(1,608 posts)If so, this guy deserves some time there (empathy training).
treestar
(82,383 posts)I was trying to figure out if that was a crime - I suppose it could be vandalism or theft also, though the belongings might not be worth anything, they are still belongings.