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Homeless man found beaten in a plaza in Santa Barbara
Posted: Feb 28, 2013 5:28 PM by Madelyn Monteath, KSBY News
Updated: Mar 1, 2013 4:50 AM
A transient from Ventura was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and battery resulting in great bodily injury from an incident that happened earlier this month.
On February 13, officers were called out to the Plaza Del Mar Park in the 20 block of Castillo Street to investigate a felony battery. While on scene police discovered a 49-year-old homeless man lying on the grass in park. The man found was severely beaten and needed medical attention. The victim was hospitalized but is expected to survive.
Michael Keith Dawson, 39, was arrested on Wednesday. Investigators were on scene of an unrelated incident and learned Dawson had been talking about how he had beaten a man to death in a park. Dawson was located in front of 7-Eleven in the 300 block of W. Montecito Street and arrested.
The investigation is ongoing. Dawson was booked in Santa Barbara County Jail with a bail set at $50,000.
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