HOUSTON – The suspect accused in the death of a man whose body was found by a passerby in downtown Houston has been arrested.
Richard Denton Needham, 39, was charged with murder on June 7.
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According to Houston police, on June 3 about 6:30 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to 400 Franklin Street after a passing motorist found a 66-year-old man unresponsive. Responding Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
An autopsy by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences determined 66-year-old Lawrence Jiruchathe’s cause of death was from blunt force trauma. Authorities said he appeared to be homeless.
Further investigation identified Needham as the suspect in this case and, on June 14, he was arrested for his role in the incident.