EPD Believes They've Figured Out Who Stabbed a Homeless Man to Death in 2017

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EPD Believes They’ve Figured Out Who Stabbed a Homeless Man to Death in 2017

Charles Levaugh, left, was found stabbed to death behind a Eureka church in 2017; Wesley Starritt, already in custody on unrelated murder charges, has now been arrested in relation to the crime

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Eureka Police Department release:

On December 4, 2017, 56-year-old Charles “Chuckie” Levaugh was found deceased in an alley near the 2000 block of E Street in Eureka. The investigation revealed that Levaugh was sleeping when he was stabbed to death by an unknown suspect.
Four years later and after numerous developments in the case, the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office has formally charged 23-year-old Wesley Lee Starritt for the murder of Levaugh. Starritt has been in custody since May 2020 on unrelated charges of murder, attempted murder, and assault with a deadly weapon.
Acting Chief Stephens said, “The cases we have reported on over the last week are great examples of the tenacity and dedication our detectives and evidence technicians have in seeking justice for victims and their families. I want to personally thank them for their incredible work on these cases. I also want to thank the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office for their continued support, guidance, and commitment to holding the offenders accountable for these heinous acts of violence.”