HOMICIDE VICTIM ID 11/20/12 3:30p DMF
A SANTA CRUZ HOMICIDE VICTIM WAS IDENTIFIED BY POLICE TUESDAY. THE SLAIN MAN, CHARLES POWERS WAS STONED AND BEATEN DEATH WITH A SKATEBOARD DURING A BRAWL NEAR WEST CLIFF DRIVE. POWERS WENT BY THE STREET NAME “CHEF” AND WAS LOCATED NEAR A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AT DEPOT PARK. 5 SUSPECTS PLAYED A ROLL IN THE HOMICIDE AND HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGES INCLUDING: 26 YEAR OLD JEREMIAH LON, 21 YEAR OLD SHAELYN GONZALES, 41 YEAR OLD MICHAEL HUDSON, 43 YEAR OLD TINA ANDERSON AND 31 YEAR OLD JASON WEILAND.
