A SANTA CRUZ TRANSIENT HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING ATTACKED LAST (MON) NIGHT. OFFICIALS SAY 42-YEAR-OLD TRANSIENT WILLIAM PICKERELL WAS SEEN FIGHTING WITH THE VICTIM AROUND 9 P-M ON THE 500 BLOCK OF SEABRIGHT AVENUE. THE 32-YEAR-OLD VICTIM WAS THEN PUNCHED AND KICKED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE HEAD WHILE ON THE GROUND. OFFICERS FOUND AND DETAINED THE SUSPECT ON THE 800-BLOCK OF BEACH STREET. PICKERELL HAS AN ARREST HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AND THEFT.
