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Homeless Man Who Crushed Victim's Skull in Santa Monica Gets Diversion, Not Prison
SANTA MONICA - A homeless man who traveled to Santa Monica to attack Black residents has been sent to a diversion program instead of facing a criminal trial that could have resulted in a life sentence for the attempted murder of a sleeping victim. Job Uriah Taylor (27) was arrested on March 3, 2023 after using a pipe to crush the skull of a man who was sleeping in the same encampment adjacent to the 5th Street Expo station. The vicious and unprovoked attack was the last of three committed by Taylor in about a day and while the...
Santa Monica, CA · 2025-03-17